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Release Date: 1988

Cast: Jiang Wen, Kun Dong, Xiaoguang Hu, Laijing Nie, Yusheng Li, Ming Qian, Guoguang Du, Wang Hongguang, Erga Yao, Rujun Ten, Guiyun Zhou, Gong Li ...MORE

Cast: Jiang Wen, Kun Dong, Xiaoguang Hu, Laijing Nie, Yusheng Li, Ming Qian, Guoguang Du, Wang Hongguang, Erga Yao, Rujun Ten, Guiyun Zhou, Gong Li, Zhigang Chen, Chun Hua Ji, Yuxiang Zhang, Chunhua Zhai, Zhang Yimou, Liu Jia, Yang Qianbin, Guoqing Xu, Jia Zhaoji ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Marriage Drama, Period Piece, War Film

Red Sorghum (simplified Chinese: 红高粱; traditional Chinese: 紅高粱; pinyin: Hóng Gāoliáng) is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on a novel by Mo Yan. The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film takes place in a rural village in China's eastern province of Shandong during the Second... MORE

Red Sorghum (simplified Chinese: 红高粱; traditional Chinese: 紅高粱; pinyin: Hóng Gāoliáng) is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on a novel by Mo Yan. The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film takes place in a rural village in China's eastern province of Shandong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It is narrated from the point of view of the protagonist’s grandson, who reminisces about his grandmother, Jiu'er. She was a poor girl who was sent by her parents into a pre-arranged marriage with an older man. This man, Li Datou, who owned a distillery, suffered from leprosy. As her wedding party crosses a field of sorghum, they are attacked by a bandit with a pistol. The hired sedan carrier fights off the assailant and a series of subtly flirtatious looks are exchanged. After she reaches the winery, the man disappears. He returns to the screen while Jiu'er is returning from her parents' house. LESS