- Hello? - It's the police.

Yu Huifang, we need an account of your activities over the past few days.

Have you proselytized or attended religious gatherings?

I was arrested for my faith and have been released.

Why do you keep pestering me like this?

You want me to report in every day, and I can't leave my house.

Isn't this house arrest?

Is there a legal basis for this?

Why are you depriving me of my human rights, my freedom?

That's enough out of you!

Your faith is a crime,

and even more serious than being counter-revolutionary or anti-Party!

The Party must place restrictions on you. This is Party policy!

I'm warning you,

if we find out you're going to gatherings again, plan on growing old in prison!

What devils!

Despicable!

Grandma,

Grandma.

Yangyang, you're back!

My mom got this for you.

Grandma, I have some good news for you!

What is it?

- Sit down first. - Oh, you.

I have registered for the military academy entrance exam!

My dreams of military school are about to come true!

The military academy?

That's right!

But first I have to complete a political background check

for personal things, family connections, stuff like that.

My parents went to the police station this morning to get it approved.

Yangyang,

is this something that you …

Mom, Dad!

Is it all done?

It's done.

Oh great!

- You're back. - Yeah.

Hi, Mom.

Dad, why isn't it stamped?

Because your grandma is religious.

Because she's religious?

Mom, do you know what Director Zhu said?

That your faith is a political crime that implicates all of us.

We can't go to college, be civil servants, or join the military.

He said you should sign a written repentance and guarantee you've given up your faith.

That's the only way for Yangyang to get into the military academy.

Mom,

if you don't sign that paper, not only will Yangyang not get into college,

but Jinghong and my brother-in-law will lose their jobs.

Do you think, do you think you could sign that paper for us?

The kid can't go to college without it?

There's nothing dishonorable about my faith.

How could it keep her from getting into college?

Let me see.

Political screening?

What did they write?

"Political screening for military academy recruitment of high school graduates.

Family members, primary social ties, political status, religious beliefs …"

Mom,

look.

The religious beliefs part is the most important.

That's where we're stuck.

Getting into a top college, the civil service, being promoted as a cadre

all require a guarantee that family members don't have religious affiliations.

Everyone around here knows you're a believer, and the police know it, too.

Mom.

Director Zhu said you take a letter of repentance renouncing your faith,

sign it, and bring it to the station.

That's the only way Yangyang can pass this screening.

This is just like the Cultural Revolution all over again.

If anyone was a landlord or a rich peasant,

their kids couldn't join the military, get promoted as cadres, or get into college.

What year is this, anyway?

Police don't go after criminals, just people who believe in God.

They sure are turning back the clock.

Mom, it's true that the CCP is evil.

They ignore official corruption but go after believers.

They're so ruthless,

and they drag believers' families into it.

Mom, I heard about something that happened in Chenzhou in Hunan.

A young man registered for the army and passed his physical three times,

but he failed the political screening because his mom believed in God.

The government said,

"Your mother believes in Almighty God. This is a political crime.

You can't join the army!"

He was so hurt by this; it messed him up.

Like that, his future was ruined.

Mom, I heard about another guy working in the Shangqiu local government,

he was really talented.

This guy was about to be promoted,

but he couldn't pass the political checks because his wife was a believer.

The leader said he could pass if his wife signed a letter of guarantee,

giving up her faith.

But she refused and instead, held onto her faith.

And so he divorced her, he didn't have a choice.

You see? A perfectly happy family was shattered that way.

Having faith means being a good person and taking the right path.

How could that impact our family's future?

This is such an evil age!

Mom, we all know it's good to believe in God,

but the Party is really evil.

They particularly can't stand religion.

Yangyang, she wants to go to college. It's a really big deal.

Mom, just sign the agreement.

Once she gets in, you can believe in secret.

Mom,

please just sign it.

I know this is terrible for you,

but signing this paper, I cannot do!

Mom! You …

Almighty God has come in the last days and expressed truths to save mankind.

He is truly the Savior.

He sees into our hearts and minds,

and He will repay each of us according to our deeds.

Signing this document would be a betrayal of God.

This is something I cannot sign.

You …

Grandma….

Mom,

why can't you be more understanding?

Don't you know if you keep practicing your faith,

Yangyang's dream of going to military school will be ruined!

And her life is as good as over!

Mom,

we don't want to interfere in your faith, but we have our own lives to live.

All these years

your son and I have been scrimping and saving,

working hard so Yangyang can get a good education.

What has it all been for? Huh?

Hoping she will get into a good college and then get a good job!

If she goes to the military academy,

she'll be able to find a good job after she graduates

and have a chance at an official post.

That would be such an honor for the family!

Mom,

for Yangyang, please give up your faith!

Don't be so selfish!

What kind of garbage is this? Huh?

Don't you know why I believe in God?

During all these years of faith, I've recovered my health,

I can read God's words with brothers and sisters, and I've learned so many truths.

It's brought such joy to my life.

These are all wonderful things.

How could they impact my family's futures? Isn't that absurd?

And forcing me to deny my faith,

it's the sort of thing a rogue state would do.

Well, if the CCP policy is really that absurd, what on earth can we do, huh?

What can we do about it?

Grandma, I know your faith is good.

Yangyang.

But military school is my dream!

Why do I study so hard?

Because I want to make something of myself!

Grandma, please just sign it, or my future will be ruined!

Yangyang,

I've read quite a bit of God's words to you,

so you know that faith is the only way to have a good future.

You need to listen to God's words

and walk with God to be saved and get into the kingdom of heaven.

If you don't believe,

but you're just fighting to get into college and become an officer,

can that save you?

God's words say,

Yangyang,

the Party is using your education as leverage

to force me to renounce my faith and betray God.

It's one of Satan's tricks.

If we let ourselves listen to Satan and pursue earthly prospects,

that means we're falling for Satan's schemes.

We'll end up falling into the disaster and getting destroyed by God!

Grandma, you …

Yangyang!

Yangyang!

Mom, can't you think of Yangyang first?

What kind of grandmother are you?

Are you still my mom, huh?

If you do this, who will be left to take care of you?

Mom!

Mom …

Chunlan.

- Oh! You're all here. - Yeah.

Good, we need to talk to Mom.

What's going on?

I got a call from Xiaojing,

she registered to be a civil servant and the police need to do a political screening.

But Mom is a believer, so they won't approve it.

Mom, did you hear that?

Did you hear that?

If you insist on this, Yangyang's not the only one who gets hurt.

Your other granddaughter can't apply for civil service.

You …

You will ruin both of their futures!

Mom, we've never been opposed to your faith,

but now it's impacting your grandkids' futures!

Whatever the case, you must give this up!

You have to think of the girls!

Yeah, Mom,

it's not just the children's futures that are at stake here.

Both of your sons will lose their jobs!

Our entire family will be prevented from making a living,

and then who will take care of all of you?

You're all ungrateful wretches!

Can't you all see how God has graced this family?

Our lives have gotten better and better ever since I gained my faith!

Isn't all of this God's blessing?

Now, the Communist Party is persecuting believers.

It's perverse and contrary to Heaven, and there will be retribution.

We should be praying to God.

There's always a way. God will open up a path.

Without God, there's no use counting on anyone. There won't be any way out.

Mom!

You believe in God, God will grace you, you'll find a way.

But we're the ones facing problems now.

Without a future, without any work, what'll we do?

How will we buy food, huh?

How will we buy food?

Mom!

Mom, can't you see what you're doing to your own son, huh?

What kind of mother are you?

You cannot just throw us to the wolves like this!

To the wolves?

It's the Communist Party that wants to take your livelihood.

Why don't you hate the Party?

Mom, how about this?

You can just sign this, say that you'll stop,

and we'll just get through all of this stuff.

Then you can believe in secret here at home. Will you do that?

I believe in the true God and God sees all.

I won't deny God.

Impossible!

Mom!

If you're really scared of me implicating you,

we can just separate and part ways now.

Mom!

You can have your lives, and I'll have mine.

Then your future prospects won't be impacted anymore.

Mom, it's just not as simple as you think it is!

You think our separation would mean we're not linked?

Even if we separate, we're still immediate family.

The CCP still won't let us through!

Mom, a wise man knows when to admit defeat.

For the sake of our family, don't believe now,

when the Communist Party collapses, you can believe all you want!

Believe whatever you want, we promise we won't interfere!

If I wait until the Party collapses, it will be too late!