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Similar to Under the Hawthorn Tree
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.
Mr. Zhang
Mr. Luo
Jing
Auntie
Huanhuan
Lin
Sun
Fang
Eldest Brother
Sister-in-Law
Wei
Jing's Mother
Jing's Brother
Director Li
P.E. Teacher
Wei's Mother
Nurse 1
Nurse 2
Nurse 3
Cameraman
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.
September 16, 2010
Mr. Zhang
Mr. Luo
Jing
Auntie
Huanhuan
Lin
Sun
Fang
Eldest Brother
Sister-in-Law
Wei
Jing's Mother
Jing's Brother
Director Li
P.E. Teacher
Wei's Mother
Nurse 1
Nurse 2
Nurse 3
Cameraman
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.
