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Under the Hawthorn Tree

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7.8/10 • 132

2010-09-161h 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, A Mei, Gu Xiaobai
Editors
Yin Lichuan, A Mei, Gu Xiaobai, Mo Zhang

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Li Xuejian

    Li Xuejian

    Mr. Zhang

  2. Cheng Taishen

    Cheng Taishen

    Mr. Luo

  3. Zhou Dongyu

    Zhou Dongyu

    Jing

  4. Sa Rina

    Sa Rina

    Auntie

  5. He Xiaoyu

    He Xiaoyu

    Huanhuan

  6. Yu Xinbo

    Yu Xinbo

    Lin

  7. Shawn Dou

    Shawn Dou

    Sun

  8. Yi Xinyun

    Yi Xinyun

    Fang

  9. Zheng Wang

    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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
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