Documentary backdrop image for The Empty Nest (2020)

Documentary backdrop image for The Empty Nest (2020)

202084 minPGdocumentary

The Empty Nest

202084 minPGdocumentary

One woman faces despair after losing her savings to a health care product salesman who initially brought warmth back into her life.

Genres

Directors

Synopsis

One woman faces despair after losing her savings to a health care product salesman who initially brought warmth back into her life.

People

Wei Zhang

Wei Zhangdirector

Zhang Weidirector

Zhu Xijuan

Zhang You

Zhang Hongjie

Zhang Hongjiecast

Synopsis

Zhao Yimei sits alone in her empty nest. She lost her husband and son years ago and now has a strained relationship with her son, who lives far away. She suffers from urinary incontinence and contemplates suicide. Lei Xiaoding, a health care product salesman, enters her life and brings joy and warmth. Zhao Yimei purchases health products from him. However, Lei Xiaoding later betrays her by stealing her savings, leaving her in despair once more.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Unloved and Forgotten - China's Children of Shame (2024)

Unloved and Forgotten - China's Children of Shame

Miao Miao and others face challenges as Hidden Homeless Kids in China's Sun Villages.

Unloved and Forgotten - China's Children of Shame

Forget Me Not (2022)

Forget Me Not

Amid significant national events, overlooked stories include the unionization of the first Apple Store, the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and the Flint water crisis.

The Na People: Choosing Between Tradition and Modernity (2024)

The Na People: Choosing Between Tradition and Modernity

Ten members of a Na clan live under one roof in a remote village in Sichuan, where a girl faces a choice between education and family duties.

The Na People: Choosing Between Tradition and Modernity

Children of the Condemned: Life After Death Row in China (2024)

Children of the Condemned: Life After Death Row in China

In China, orphans of condemned prisoners face neglect from the state, while Grandmother Zhang dedicates herself to providing them with care and stability.

Children of the Condemned: Life After Death Row in China

The Chinese Children Kidnapped by their Parents (2022)

The Chinese Children Kidnapped by their Parents

Every year, 80,000 children are kidnapped by parents in China, leaving mothers like Zeng Xinyi devastated.

The Chinese Children Kidnapped by their Parents

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage (2025)

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage

Rebecca, a single mother, deceives her boyfriend Sean by faking terminal cancer and a miscarriage, leading to a web of lies and manipulation.

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage

Baghdad: City of Walls, part 1: Scars of War (2009)

Baghdad: City of Walls, part 1: Scars of War

A 12-minute report reveals how Baghdad has become a divided city, with blast walls separating Sunni and Shia neighborhoods.

Baghdad: City of Walls, part 1: Scars of War

Explore The Empty Nest

Trailer People FAQ

Browse more like this

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage (2025)

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage

Rebecca, a single mother, deceives her boyfriend Sean by faking terminal cancer and a miscarriage, leading to a web of lies and manipulation.

She scammed MULTIPLE Boyfriends by faking Terminal Cancer and a Miscarriage

No digital watch option in your country

Mrs. Fang (2018)

Mrs. Fang

2018•1h26m•★5.1TMDB

Fang Xiuying spends her final 10 days bedridden at home, surrounded by family and neighbors as she battles advanced Alzheimer's disease.

Ms. Hu's Garden (2025)

Ms. Hu's Garden

2025•1h43m•★8.0TMDB

Over nine years, Auntie Hu transforms discarded waste into a vibrant garden that provides comfort for her ill son and serves as her refuge.

Ms. Hu's Garden

Habitat (2023)

Habitat

Two retired empty nesters in Shanghai face years of failed visa applications while seeking to reconnect with family abroad.

Rooster the Golden Comb (2023)

Rooster the Golden Comb

In 2004, a mother in her 50s faced emotional turmoil after her 16-year-old daughter jumped to her death, leaving her questioning her parenting.

Rooster the Golden Comb

All In (2021)

All In

Two individuals confront their traumatic pasts, including a suicide and a sexual assault, while forming connections with a film crew.

Close to YOU (2023)

Close to YOU

Ten years after her father's death, a daughter confronts her mother about the hidden truths surrounding their family's struggles with depression.

All matters will pass (2023)

All matters will pass

A middle-aged couple in Suzhou reenacts a "divorce" at home, reflecting on their past and the challenges of their current life together.

All matters will pass

Disappearance (2019)

Disappearance

A senior named Yu Tian has not returned home for three years while pursuing his artistic dreams in a big city, deepening his estrangement from his mother.

Nest (2022)

Nest

A 30-year-old hospital guard in Shanghai struggles to find a job in relic restoration while living in a cramped flat with his parents.

The Moments (2023)

The Moments

A 30-year-old man in Beijing faces a sudden cancer diagnosis while his father deals with personal loss and family struggles.

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →