The movie "River Without Navigation" tells the story of a real man who cherishes love and righteousness, dares to love and dare to hate. In order to save an old cadre named Xu Minghe, he dared to take risks and grab medicine for him to cure his illness; for the happiness of the young man Shi Mu and The Changed Flowers, he dared to take responsibility and promote his lover to become a family member; he took a debt and chose to flee because he did not want to burden his sweetheart, and later saw his former lover living a miserable life, and he could not help but feel pity. Although Pan Lao Wu's life is very difficult and his heart is also very painful, he can still think of others everywhere, and the kindness and simplicity contained in him still shine with the brilliance of human nature.
The film takes place in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In a river called Xiao Shui, on a wooden row, there lived three people with miserable fates, their names were Pan Laowu, Shi Mu and Zhao Liang. They often fight and drink a little wine to relieve their inner troubles.
One day, seeing the women washing clothes by the river, Pan LaoWu seemed to remember something in his heart, and kept fiddling with the cigarette bag in his hand. And Shi Mu was holding a knife and slashing the wooden stick in his hand hard, and he was also venting his inner bitterness. After a while, Pan Lao Wu began to hum love songs in his mouth, but Shi Mu hated Pan Lao Wu singing, and Pan Lao Wu was still humming, and Shi Mu angrily threw the knife next to Pan Lao Wu.
After picking up the knife, Pan Lao Wu asked Zhao Liang to shake the wooden row to the left, and Zhao Liang also ran over to help, while Pan Lao Wu still sat still. Straightening out the direction of the wooden row, Pan Lao Wu taught Shi Mu to come, saying that young people should do more work, hearing this, Shi Mu began to quarrel with Pan Lao Wu, saying that the row was given a thousand yuan, why Pan Lao Wu took four hundred yuan, but he and Zhao Liang could only take three hundred yuan, which was unfair. Pan Lao Wu said that if he didn't want to dry on the wooden steak, he could roll, and Gu Mu swallowed this breath and planned to fight with Pan Lao Wu. Seeing this, Pan Lao Wu was not willing to show weakness. Seeing that the two were about to fight, Zhao Liang hurried over to persuade him to fight. However, Shi Mu did not heed the dissuasion and rushed to Pan Lao Wu, but at this time Pan Lao Wu came to dodge, and Shi Mu actually fell into the river. Seeing this, Pan LaoWu and Zhao Liang couldn't help but laugh.
After crawling out of the water, Pan LaoWu knew that Shi Mu was depressed in his heart, so he enlightened Shi Mu. Seeing that Shi Mu picked up the bracelet wrapped in red cloth, Pan Lao Wu knew that Shi Mu was thinking about women again, so he said that he could not torture himself for women, let people go in the wind and rain, may not die at any time, married his wife to let his wife be a widow, and when he died, he could not find a body, or he beat a bare stick, and told his own story.
It turned out that in 1942, Pan Lao Wu had met a sweetheart. One day, in a place called Shuanghewan, when he stopped to rest in the row, a woman named Wu Aihua went to wash her clothes on her wooden row, and Pan Laowu asked Wu Aihua to wash it quickly, and jokingly said that if she didn't wash quickly, she would be taken away. Who ever thought, Wu Aihua said, then take it away, willing to follow Pan Laowu. Because, Wu Aihua has already looked at Pan Laowu. That's it. As soon as they came and went, the two fell in love. When the two finally broke up, Wu Aihua begged Pan Lao Wu to come and propose to him, and Pan Lao Wu also happily agreed. However, once during the release of the row, Pan Laowu encountered Xiao Hefa flood, the wood was scattered, he also had a debt, in order to avoid affecting Wu Aihua, he gave up the idea of looking for Wu Aihua.
When Pan Lao Wu was telling Shi Mu and Zhao Liang the story of his lover, Lao Wei Tou rowed a small boat to find Pan Lao Wu and brought pan Lao Wu the fish he had just caught, and Pan Lao Wu paid Lao Wei some money and said that it was better to sell him than to sell it on the street, because if he was caught selling on the street, he would cut off his "capitalist" tail. Old Wei Tou also told Pan Lao Wu that in the past two days, the district will also begin to cut the tail of capitalism on a large scale.
After Old Wei Tou left, Zhao Liang also talked about his difficulties, saying that there was no way to let go of the platoon, after all, the family of nine still relied on the money he earned from the platoon. Listening to The Fifth Elder talk about the big water, Zhao Liang couldn't help but worry. Pan Lao Wu told Zhao Liang that after liberation, the river was treated and it was much better to walk than before.
Another day, the sun was like fire, on the wooden row, Pan Laowu, Shi Mu, and Zhao Liang were all sweating profusely from the sun. Seeing a child riding a cow in the water, Pan Lao Wu suddenly became interested and played with the children, like an old playboy. Pan Lao Wu also let Zhao Liang jump into the river to cool down, while Zhao Liang was a little shy.
In the evening, Pan Laowu, Shi Mu, and Zhao Liang drank a little wine. Watching Shi Mu finish drinking three small bowls of wine, Pan Lao Wu simply held up the wine bottle and drank it. Zhao Liang advised the two people not to drink so much, but Pan LaoWu said that there was wine in this dynasty and drunk in this dynasty. Pan LaoWu was drunk, lying on the wooden row, full of tears, after seeing Shi Mu, he actually regarded Shi Mu as Li Jiadong, director of the District Revolutionary Committee, and fought against Shi Mu, and said in his mouth that he was released for the collective, and casually earned a small amount of money, but said that he was capitalist, fought him so hard, and vented his inner bitterness.
On the wooden row, Shi Mu couldn't help but recall his former lovers and past events. His sweetheart is called Gaixiu. One day, Shi Mu and Gai Xiu met again, and Shi Mu wanted Jie Xiu to wear red clothes, and Jie Xiu agreed with his mouth. Later, Shi Mu never saw the show again, but only saw the red clothes. The more Shi Mu thought about it, the more angry he became, so he ran down the wooden row to find a change of show.
Seeing that Shi Mu had not returned to the wooden row, and afraid that Shi Mu would break into trouble, Pan Lao Wu and Zhao Liang searched together. Pan Lao Wu knew that The show was already married, and said that Shi Mu was looking for a show change, which was really not out of the picture. But Zhao Liang told Pan Lao Wu the truth about the marriage of Xiu Xiu.
Originally, Li Jiadong, director of the District Revolutionary Committee, wanted To let Gaixiu marry his nephew, and Gaixiu did not agree at first, and later Li Jiadong also found the women's director to persuade Gaixiu, but Gaixiu said that he had already made a relationship with Shi Mu. The women's director also told Gaixiu that Shi Mu sold state timber and could go to jail if he broke the law, but Jie Xiu said that even if Shi Mu was in prison, she was willing to send food to Shi Mu. But in the end, the arm could not twist the thigh, and the show was still married. But Gai Xiu is a fierce woman, and after marrying, she still refuses to agree to this marriage.
After finding Shi Mu, Shi Mu was sleeping heavily because he had just worked hard for a day. Seeing that there was still a person lying next to Shi Mu, Pan Lao Wu asked who this person was. A woman named Wang Guizhi in the village told Pan Laowu that this person was a persecuted cadre who had come to their village for labor reform and had become ill, named Xu Minghe. As soon as he heard this name, Pan Laowu quickly came to the spirit, he knew that Xu Minghe was a good cadre, so he decided to do everything he could to make Xu Minghe live. After saying that, he and Zhao Liang carried Xu Minghe on their backs to the wooden row.
On the wooden row, Xu Minghe and Pan Laowu chatted about the past. When asked about Shi Mu's mother's eyes, Shi Mu said that his mother was blind because of the burning of the fire, but Xu Minghe said that he was sorry for Shi Mu's mother, because he did not grasp the work when he promoted the stove.
Later, in order to treat Xu Minghe's illness conveniently, Pan Lao Wu decided to arrange Xu Minghe in The old Wei Tou's home, and said that the people in their mountains were so simple that whoever gave them a bunch of soil would return a mountain. Therefore, for such a good cadre as Xu Minghe, they were determined to save them.
One day, when it was necessary to cook on the wooden steak, Zhao Liang asked Shi Mu for matches, but Shi Mu forgot about the old Wei Tou's house, and Pan Lao Wu took out the matches in his pocket and said that whoever forgot the matches would eat raw rice. Arguing, the two fought. When the fight was being fought, Shi Mu suddenly saw that Jiexiu was standing on the other side of the river, so he quickly jumped into the river and swam towards Jiexiu. Seeing this, Pan Lao Wu also hurriedly said that he would take over the show, and also said that women have feelings, and men have intentions, and they must be fulfilled.
When Shi Mu had just carried the change show to the wooden row, someone came to look for the change show, and Pan Lao Wu hid the change show. When someone asked Pan Lao Wu, Pan Lao Wu calmly coped, and finally let Jie Xiu escape this disaster. After the people left, Gai xiu said words of thanks to Pan Lao Wu, and Pan Lao Wu felt that it was right to do all this, and also told Jia Xiu that the wooden row was her home, which made Jia Xiu very moved.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled the river. Pan Lao Wu and Zhao Liang stood on the wooden row, admiring the beautiful scenery, while Jia Xiu and Shi Mu told each other's thoughts in the wooden row hut. When Gai xiu touched the knife on Shi Mu's body, he told Shi Mu that he must not do anything illegal, and threw the knife into the river. Shi Mu also assured Gai Xiu that no one could break the two of them apart. Listening to Shi Mu's love affair with Jie Xiu, he couldn't help but think of Pan Laowu's former lover Wu Aihua.
Later, Gai Xiu was afraid of implicating Pan Lao Wu, decided to say goodbye to Pan Lao Wu, and saw Shi Mu's painful look, Pan Lao Wu told Jia Xiu that he was not afraid of being tired, and the sky fell down and he pan Lao Wu was on top. Hearing this, Gai Xiu knelt down to Pan Lao Wu. Since then, on the wooden row, everyone has lived together like a family.
The wooden row was rowed to Shuanghe Street, and Pan Lao Wu decided to buy something on Shuanghe Street for use when placing the row. When borrowing money from Zhao Liang, Zhao Liang was unwilling to borrow it because he wanted to do a dowry for his daughter, and Pan Laowu did not say anything more. Coming to Shuanghe Street, near a small pavilion, Pan LaoWu told Zhao Liang that Wu Aihua was separated from him next to this small pavilion. During the land reform, Pan Laowu had seen Wu Aihua once, and Wu Aihua was already married. Later, I also saw her once, she was shopping with her son for clothes. Seeing that Wu Aihua's life was very happy, Pan Laowu did not bother her anymore. Before coming to a shop, Pan Lao Wu wanted to buy a box of matches, and the owner of the shop told him that there was no more than half a year ago, and Pan Lao Wu had to buy a fire chain. Before coming to the medicine shop, Pan Lao Wu was ready to buy two ginseng sticks, and when he saw that the money was not enough, when he was doing difficulties, Zhao Liang knew that buying medicine was for Xu Minghe to treat his illness, and Zhao Liang, who was usually stingy, also generously donated.
After finishing the work, Pan LaoWu and Zhao Liang came to a small restaurant and prepared to ask for two bowls of noodles, and Zhao Liang said that he would not eat anything, and said that saving a bowl was a bowl. Pan Lao Wu finished eating a bowl and was preparing to eat the second bowl when a begging woman came. The person who came was none other than Wu Aihua, Pan Laowu's former lover. Seeing Wu Aihua's depressed look, Pan Lao Wu couldn't help but feel sad. The small restaurant was about to close, Wu Aihua left the small restaurant, and Pan LaoWu followed Wu Aihua all the time. In the small pavilion where the two once separated, the two told their respective sufferings. Pan Lao Wu apologized to Wu Aihua, saying that he had taken a debt and did not want to involve Wu Aihua, so he did not go to Wu Aihua. And Wu Aihua's life is also very bitter, her man and son are dead, and because she is sick, the production team thinks she is a burden, so she can only rely on begging for food for a living. Hearing this, Pan Laowu took out money from his pocket and handed it to Wu Aihua, and when he got Pan Laowu's money to help himself, Wu Aihua wept bitterly. Later, Pan Laowu told Wu Aihua that due to the persecution of love, Xu Minghe District had grown ill, and he had just grabbed medicine for Xu District Chief, and asked Wu Aihua to help him with one thing, that is, to give the medicine to Xu District Chief. Wu Aihua was very familiar with Mayor Xu, and when the land reform was first carried out, Mayor Xu had also helped him learn culture, so he agreed. However, unexpectedly, Wu Aihua was arrested for giving ginseng to The Mayor of Xu District.
Another day, two people came to the wooden row and asked pan lao wu to watch the model play. After the model play, it rained heavily. Li Jiadong decided to repair the canal overnight. Seeing that the time had come to save Wu Aihua, Pan Laowu, Shi Mu, and Zhao Liang secretly came to the place where Wu Aihua was imprisoned, and asked for ginseng from the person who snatched the ginseng.
After Li Jiadong learned of this, he sent someone to chase after Pan Laowu. When Pan Lao Wu came to the wooden row, he quickly opened the wooden row. Seeing this, the people sent by Li Jiadong shot at them. At this moment, lightning flashed and thundered, and Wu Aihua also rushed over. Seeing Wu Aihua, Pan Lao Wu added more strength. With the joint efforts of everyone, Pan Lao Wu finally turned the crisis into safety.
Looking at the tiger beach that is about to pass through the dangerous area again, Shi Mu and Zhao Liang both compete to take the helm of the wooden row, but Pan Laowu refuses, saying that he is alone and has nothing to worry about, and decides to take the helm himself. While they were talking, there was a sudden flood in front of them, and Pan LaoWu couldn't help but say that he was at the helm of the wooden row, but unexpectedly, the long wooden stick at the helm of the wooden row was suddenly broken, and the wooden row was suddenly washed away.
The wind and waves were calm, and near the scattered wooden rows, Shi Mu, Zhao Liang, and Jia Xiu were shouting the name of Pan Lao Wu loudly, and they hoped that Pan Lao Wu could hear their shouts and miraculously appear in front of them.
Speaking of this movie, I have to mention the actor Li Wei, who plays Pan Laowu. It is precisely because of the excellent performance of this film that Li Wei was successfully nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 4th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema. People evaluate Li Wei, saying that he is full of drama, a look, a laugh is a play.