In 1958, Mao Zedong launched a massive industrialization and agricultural program in China, aiming to transform the nation into a socialist paradise within 15 years. This ambitious initiative, known as the Great Leap Forward, resulted in unprecedented economic chaos and a devastating famine that claimed the lives of approximately 45 million people. The Chinese Communist Party maintained a strict silence on the tragedy for 50 years, but this film uncovers the harrowing reality of this period through the testimonies of survivors and historians.