Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

♪ (woman) The world is always changing. [cars honking] We have to look to the past, to find what doesn't change. [woman and child laughing] Did you know our family came from Hunan? (young woman) She's talking about my mother's mother's mother's mother.... (woman narrating) Her name was snow flower. She had a LaoTang named lilly. A sworn sister for life. [teacher's voice] (male narrator) Centuries ago, they took an oath of sisterhood. ♪ [singing in a Chinese language] Through a secret language, they shared their joys, mourned their tragedies, and kept their hopes alive. [woman speaking in a Chinese language] (narrator) This summer, (woman) I'm writing a book. It's about the old days. But I think it's really about us. (narrator) Experience an extraordinary friendship... ...that is strong enough to last lifetimes. (woman) Our destinies are tied forever. [laughing] (woman) We will be LaoTang, sisters for 10,000 years. ♪ [gentle flute] ♪ [Captions by Captionwire.com]