童女贞德

The film follows Mike, the owner of a small comic shop in a strip mall in Las Vegas, as he struggles with addiction and his seemingly impossible dream of becoming a comic book illustrator.

Follows a man who, 37 years ago, was kicked off his collegiate football team for an altercation. Now at 59, he still carries that burden. He decides to go back to school to get his degree and try out for the team to redeem his past.

1926年春天，中华平民教育促进会总干事、美国耶鲁大学博士晏阳初，决定将在全国推行的平民教育运动深入到农村去。以解决旧中国普遍存在的愚、穷、弱、私的现状。在京的定县乡绅米迪刚，从国外留学回来后，曾经在自己的村子里搞过自治维新，他力邀晏阳初到自己的家乡定县搞平民教育。当时北京军政府官员看到了平教会在中国的巨大影响，想用800万元的代价，作为交换条件，让晏阳初脱离平教会，到军政服务。致力于为广大农民摆脱愚昧、贫穷、病弱、自私涣散的晏阳初，断然拒绝了军政官员的邀请。前来定州作社会调查为下一步全面开展工作打基础的晏阳初一行，亲眼看到了当时定州农民的真实状况，农民因为不识字而受到的愚弄和欺诈。一位名叫秦老窑的农民，在借高利贷时因为不认字，在写契约时被人家将20元写成200元，在还钱时才知道自己受了骗。他到县政府喊冤无门，面对家破人亡、妻离子散的现实，他想一死了...