China, My Sorrow

China, My Sorrow (1989)


  • Genre: History, Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-05-24
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Flach Film
  • Production Country: Germany, China, France
  • Director: Dai Sijie
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Summary

In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he's sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he's called "Four Eyes" and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he's made to carry muck up a mountainside, make bricks, saw logs, and sing daily to Chairman Mao of his faults. There's camaraderie among the five youths, especially with a young pickpocket named Baimao, and Tian is also drawn to a silent monk who cares for him when he falls ill and the others expect him to die. The camp is remote, so there are no fences or walls. Tian longs to escape.

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  • Liang Yi Guo

    as Tian Ben
  • Quan Nghieu Tieu

    as
  • Han Lai Vuong

    as Chef
  • Sam Chi-Vy

    as Beimo
  • Loi Truong

    as Artiste
  • Cheung Siang Chang

    as Cuisinier
Directing Dai Sijie Director
Editing Chantal Delattre Editor
Sound Joël Rangon Sound
Sound Jean-Pierre Fénié Sound
Production Joëy Faré Production Manager
Production Jean-Luc Larguier Associate Producer
Writing Yuan Zhu Shan Scenario Writer
Production Isabelle Fauvel Associate Producer
Art Christian Marti Art Direction
Production Jean-Luc Ormières Producer
Sound Qui Gang Chen Original Music Composer
Camera Jean-Michel Humeau Director of Photography

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