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7.7/10   1,052 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Xiao Mao (writer)
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Release Date:
25 March 1994 (USA) more
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Plot:
On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head)... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
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Another brilliant movie from mainland China more (13 total)

Cast

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Tian Yi ... Tietou as an infant
Wenyao Zhang ... Tietou as a child
Xiaoman Chen ... Tietou as a teenager
Liping Lü ... Chen Shujuan
Quanxin Pu ... Lin Shaolong
Xuejian Li ... Li Guodong (Uncle Li)
Baochang Guo ... 3rd husband
Ping Zong ... Chen Shusheng
Quanzhong Chu ... Chen Shuyan
Xiaoying Song ... Sis
Hong Zhang ... Zhu Ying
Yanjin Liu ... Shujuan's mother
Bin Li ... Granny
Zhang Lu ... Mrs. Lan
Donglin Guo ... Lin Yunwei
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Blue Kite
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Runtime:
UK:138 min | USA:140 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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When it became clear at some point during production that the Chinese government would ban this film, the producers smuggled the negative to Japan, completed post production there and sold the rights worldwide. Peking was not amused, and in consequence, director Zhuangzhuang Tian was not allowed to work for several years. more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Another brilliant movie from mainland China, 16 April 1999
9/10
Author: fubar-2 from Boston, Ma.

This brilliant film should be seen by anyone who appreciates great movie-making. Covering similar ground as 'Farewell, My Concubine', this time the story of China's political upheavals is told from the point of view of a simple family trying desperately to survive, as told from the point of view of the son. Lu Liping is amazing as the mother. A performance worthy of her contemporary Gong Li. Give me any of these performances over the theatrical machinations of a Meryl Streep or a Glenn Close any day. This is real acting at its finest. One warning: the ending will rip your heart out.

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