Ben ming nian (1990)

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Hongxiang Cai	...	Cui Yongli
	Wen Jiang	...	Li Huiquan
	Geng Li	...	Bar Manager
	Nan Li	...	Middle school student
	Tian Liang	...	Ma Yifu
	Cheng Lin	...	Zhao Yaqiu (as Lin Cheng)
	Bin Liu	...	Liu Baotie, policeman
	Xiaoning Liu	...	Fang Chazi
	Jin Meng	...	Grandma Luo
	Hong Yue	...	Luo Xiaofen
	Chunnian Zhang	...	Clothing vendors

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A semi-literate who was deprived of schooling during the Cultural Revolution, Li Huiquan, is released from labor camp. But his attempts to make good are continually thwarted. His street stall selling clothes puts him on the fringe of the black market, and he soon gets lured back into his old neighbourhood gangs. His disenchanted comrades include a nightclub chanteuse as well as an escaped convict. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>

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Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

14 April 1990 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Black Snow See more »

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Runtime:

107 min

Color:

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absolutely wonderful

29 March 2002 | by a-fool – See all my reviews

A stunning movie. It presents such an infective atmosphere by natural cinematography .When I saw it two years ago, I got moved into tears at the doomed destiny of protagonist even it was shot almost a decade earlier.

It's a must-see if u wanna know the high-level movies produced in China.

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