A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
Directed by Chen Kaige
tradition
peasant
arranged marriage
folk music
folk singer
military
chinese communism
drought
communist party
1930s
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Xue Bai
Cuiqiao
Wang Xueqi
Gu Qing
Crew
Chen Kaige
Director
Chen Kaige
Screenplay
Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer
Zhang Yimou
Director of Photography
Lan Ke
Novel
He Qun
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
emily
4.0★ · 04/29/24
every 5 minutes this kid was fixing their rating and writing down their thoughts in front of me in class. i love film bros!!
every 5 minutes this kid was fixing their rating and writing down their thoughts in front of me in class. i love film bros!!
milica
7.8★ · 12/22/23
amazing
amazing
Daniel
6.0★ · 04/09/22
Just wanted to take the time to give a shout out to Faizah Zakaria on youtube for having posted this movie in four parts bc I don't think there's any other way to watch this.
Here's a uniquely a24 ending about 35 years before it was cool.
Just wanted to take the time to give a shout out to Faizah Zakaria on youtube for having posted this movie in four parts bc I don't think there's any other way to watch this.
Here's a uniquely a24 ending about 35 years before it was cool.
Bara
5.7★ · 02/07/21
starts off pretty slow but it gradually picks up its pace, delivers a great story, and has a great ending
starts off pretty slow but it gradually picks up its pace, delivers a great story, and has a great ending
