This documentary focuses on people committed to changing the countryside through action. Five protagonists, each carrying their own ideals, head to villages or return to their hometowns. Using education, agriculture, tourism, architecture, art, and other approaches, they hope to bring about incremental change in rural life.
Their actions also point to a larger question: what possibilities does the countryside hold against the backdrop of urbanisation? The film crew spent over a year observing the protagonists' efforts, dilemmas, and breakthroughs, while also reflecting on these “intervenors” from the perspective of local villagers — depicting the confusion and hope in the lives of those who are “in the countryside,” and the shape of the ideal village in their minds.