The film tells the story of a female college student who was trafficked to Guanzhong rural area, struggled to escape for two years and was finally rescued by the public security organs. Li Yang said that the topic of trafficking in women is not new, but he is concerned about the people behind the incident. At the beginning of 2006, Li Yang made a special trip to Jintang and Zhongjiang, Chengdu, and spent more than two months interviewing the rescued abducted women's living conditions and writing a script.
Li Yang said that he saw a news on TV that a girl was abducted to a mountain village, killed her "husband" in order to escape, and was finally sentenced to death. He was shocked.
Li Yang even mortgaged his house to shoot Blind Mountain.
There is a character named Zheng Xiaolan in Blind Mountain. When Xue died, one day she comforted her with her child in her arms: "Look, I was also sold, wasn't I?" Is to save your body first, otherwise how to escape? "This girl who plays Zheng Xiaolan was really cheated and married from a county town in Sichuan four or five years ago. She is only 20 years old and is already the mother of two children. " I didn't know until I was filming. "Li Yang said," she comes to the crew every day, and then we let her act. Her husband didn't want to hit her, so he threatened: If you hit her again, I'll go with the crew! My husband is afraid to call again. Later, I told the assistant director to let him play a role. Anyway, it's slack season, and the crew manages three meals a day, and even the children she holds give a sum of money. "
Director Li Yang said that he has always been interested in the theme of women's fate. In order to shoot this film, he also investigated a lot of information about trafficked women. The title of "Blind Mountain" also wants to form a series with the previous "Blind Well", which symbolizes the indifference and selfishness of human nature: "This name has multiple meanings, so leave it to the audience to locate it." Li Yang told reporters that the selection of "Blind Mountain" was also beyond his expectation: "There was an Asian film selector who wanted to see it, so I sent him a rough cut version. After a while, there was no reply, and the result informed me that I was selected. " For the final selection result, Li Yang said that he did not attach importance to it: "2006 is the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival. As a film festival, it can persist through ups and downs. I hope it can stick to artistry and go all the way. However, for my work, let nature take its course. The film festival is not the ultimate goal of blind mountain. "