Under the Hawthorn Tree

7.8/10 • 130

2010-09-16 • 1h 53m

DramaRomance

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.

Directors: Zhang Yimou
Writters: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei
Editors: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei, Mo Zhang

DramaRomance

Under the Hawthorn Tree

2010-09-16 • 1h 53m

7.8/10 • 130

Directors: Zhang Yimou
Writters: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei
Editors: Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei, Mo Zhang

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Li Xuejian
Mr. Zhang
Cheng Taishen
Mr. Luo
Zhou Dongyu
Jing
Sa Rina
Auntie
He Xiaoyu
Huanhuan
Yu Xinbo
Lin
Shawn Dou
Sun
Yi Xinyun
Fang
Zheng Wang
Eldest Brother

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badelf

Aug 11, 2022

9/10

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.