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Red Sorghum

Original title: Hong gao liang
  • 19881988
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
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7.3/10
9K
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Hong gao liang (1988)
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When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunka... Read allWhen a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army.When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9K
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  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Jianyu Chen
    • Yan Mo(books "Red Sorghum" and "Sorghum Wine")
    • Wei Zhu
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Wen Jiang
    • Rujun Teng
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  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Jianyu Chen
    • Yan Mo(books "Red Sorghum" and "Sorghum Wine")
    • Wei Zhu
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Wen Jiang
    • Rujun Teng
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    • 34User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 8 nominations

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    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Wo Nainai (My Grandma)as Wo Nainai (My Grandma)
    Wen Jiang
    Wen Jiang
    • Wo Yeye (My Grandpa)as Wo Yeye (My Grandpa)
    Rujun Teng
    • Wo Luohan Yeye (Uncle Luohan)as Wo Luohan Yeye (Uncle Luohan)
    Ji Liu
    • Wo Die (My Dad)as Wo Die (My Dad)
    Ming Qian
    • Wo Nainai ta Die (My Grandma's Dad)as Wo Nainai ta Die (My Grandma's Dad)
    Chunhua Ji
    Chunhua Ji
    • Sanpaoas Sanpao
    Chunhua Zhai
    Zhaoji Jia
    Yuxiang Zhang
    Guiyun Zhou
    Qianbin Yang
      Guoqing Xu
      Erga Yao
      Yusheng Li
      Kun Dong
      Hongguang Wang
      Xiaoguang Hu
      Guoguang Du
      • Director
        • Yimou Zhang
      • Writers
        • Jianyu Chen
        • Yan Mo(books "Red Sorghum" and "Sorghum Wine")
        • Wei Zhu
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      Storyline

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      In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants. When the master dies she finds herself inheriting the isolated business. —Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>
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      • 1930s
      • arranged marriage
      • sino japanese war
      • world war two
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      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
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      • Trivia
        The films screenplay was based on the novel of the same name by Chinese author Mo Yan. In 2012, Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy awarded him the prize as an author "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary".
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      User reviews34

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      10/10
      Joyful, painful, funny, and horrifying and why isn't it on DVD?
      Credit goes to Yimou for stripping this epic 2 novel series down to this spare and gorgeous little hour and a half. For all the recent fantastic forays into Chinese fantasy, this story (which is allegedly true) shown as it is, is as close to a fairy tale as it gets, at least until the very end. Every shot is a painting. For some reason this film is still near-impossible to find on DVD. I truly hope it is not being suppressed for anti-Japanese sentiment expressed in it. That would be a terrible shame. This film was released shortly before Tienanmenn (sp) and it has a boldness and frank humor rarely seen in Chinese film since.
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      • robzilla2001
      • Aug 21, 2005

      Details

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      • Release date
        • February 1989 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • China
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Das rote Kornfeld
      • Filming locations
        • China
      • Production company
        • Xi'an Film Studio
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $108,371
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 31 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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