Under the Hawthorn Tree 2010

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7.7 / 10   123 vote(s)
Drama Romance

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.

Release Date 2010-09-16
Runtime 1h 53m
Directors Zhang Yimou, Zhao Xiaoding, Zang Xichuan, Fu Lulu, Li Shuang
Producers Bian Tiejun, Zhang Weiping, Hugo Shong, Huayi Cao, Bill Kong Chi-Keung
Writers Yin Lichuan, Ai Mi, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei, Xiao Kefan, Zhou Xiaofeng

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.

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