Director: Zhang Yimou
Writer: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei
Producer: Bian Tiejun
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
113 min
Rating: 7.778/10
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Top Cast
Li Xuejian
Mr. Zhang
Cheng Taishen
Mr. Luo
Zhou Dongyu
Jing
Sa Rina
Auntie
He Xiaoyu
Huanhuan
Yu Xinbo
Lin
Movie Info
Director: Zhang Yimou
Writer: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei
Producer: Bian Tiejun
Production Companies: Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Countries: China
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A very sweet and sad tale based on one of the many stories from Cultural Revolution. It feels personal since the heroine claims that she wants to be a writer, and at the end of the film she goes abroad to study. Coincidentally, the author is a Chinese (American) living in Florida who seems to know exactly how it felt living under Mao Tse Tung. It was brilliantly translated to film by the accomplished Zhang Yimou.