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Under the Hawthorn Tree
Under the Hawthorn Tree

7.8

Under the Hawthorn Tree

NR·2010·113m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Zhang Yimou

Book

Ai Mi

Script Consultant

Xiao Kefan

Story Consultant

Zhou Xiaofeng

Writer

Yin Lichuan

Writer

Gu Xiaobai

Writer

A Mei

Reviews

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badelf

August 11, 2022

9

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Mandarin

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

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