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China, My Sorrow (1989)
Directed by Dai Sijie
History, Drama · 1h 26m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Dai Sijie
- Director of Photography
- Jean-Michel Humeau
- Original Music Composer
- Qui Gang Chen
- Editor
- Chantal Delattre
- Producer
- Jean-Luc Ormières
Details
- Original title
- 牛棚
- Release date
- 1989-05-24
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Germany, China, France
- Production
- Flach Film, La Sept Cinéma, Titane Production