Mao's Ice Cream

The documentary presents an intriguing project: every ten years five friends stand in front of the camera. Their group photo is an excuse to confront the recent decades of Chinese history and present various points of view. To capture the starting point of the story, we need to go back to the memorable summer of 1976. This is when Mao Zedong, the leader of communist China, dies, and the cultural revolution draws to a close. At that time a group of 17-year-old friends find two yens which they decide to spend on a group photo. What happened to the girls later in life?