India, Dec. 21 -- The past is not forgotten in acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Cai Shangjun's new feature, The Sun Rises on All of Us. Former lovers reunite in the aftermath of a tragedy, and they gradually attempt to absolve each other of guilt. Nowhere near a new beginning, this is a film that draws circles around these two people as they try to repress their emotions until they can no longer do so. It is handsomely performed, realistic drama but a little too inert for its own good.

It begins with Meiyun (Xin Zhilei), a 30-something woman who is informed about her unexpected pregnancy. Moments later at the hospital, she bumps into Baoshu (Zhang Songwen), her ex-partner. She comes to know that he is there for his cancer treatment after serv...