2010
·113m
Under the Hawthorn Tree
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.
Director
Zhang Yimou
Book
Ai Mi
Script Consultant
Xiao Kefan
Story Consultant
Zhou Xiaofeng
Writer
Yin Lichuan
Writer
Gu Xiaobai
Writer
A Mei
Reviews
badelf
August 11, 2022
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
