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Coming Home

Original title: Gui lai
  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.1K
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Coming Home (2014)
Lu Yanshi (Chen Daoming) and Feng Wanyu (Gong Li) are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner, just as his wife is injured in an accident.
 
Released during the last days of the Cultural Revolution, he finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife has amnesia and remembers little of her past. Unable to recognize Lu, she patiently waits for her husband's return.
 
A stranger alone in the heart of his broken family, Lu Yanshi determines to resurrect their past together and reawaken his wife's memory.
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Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find ... Read allLu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer recognizes him.Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer recognizes him.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
6.1K
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  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Geling Yan(based on the novel by)
    • Jingzhi Zou(screenplay)
    • Xiaofeng Zhou(screenplay consultant)
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Daoming Chen
    • Huiwen Zhang
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yimou Zhang
  • Writers
    • Geling Yan(based on the novel by)
    • Jingzhi Zou(screenplay)
    • Xiaofeng Zhou(screenplay consultant)
  • Stars
    • Gong Li
    • Daoming Chen
    • Huiwen Zhang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 24 wins & 48 nominations

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    Gong Li and Daoming Chen in Coming Home (2014)
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    Yimou Zhang and Zhao Zhang at an event for Coming Home (2014)
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    Gong Li
    Gong Li
    • Feng Wanyuas Feng Wanyu
    Daoming Chen
    Daoming Chen
    • Lu Yanshias Lu Yanshi
    Huiwen Zhang
    • Dan Dan, the daughteras Dan Dan, the daughter
    Tao Guo
    Tao Guo
    • Officer Liuas Officer Liu
    Ni Yan
    Ni Yan
    • Officer Lias Officer Li
    Chun Li
    Chun Li
    • Cui Meifangas Cui Meifang
    Jia-yi Zhang
    Jia-yi Zhang
    • Doctor Daias Doctor Dai
    Peiqi Liu
    Peiqi Liu
    • Officer Liuas Officer Liu
    Jiali Ding
    Jiali Ding
    • Mr. Fang's wifeas Mr. Fang's wife
    Bai Qing Xin
    • Officer Ballet Schoolas Officer Ballet School
    Feng Zu
    Feng Zu
    • Officer Dengas Officer Deng
    Xiaoyi Chen
    Xiaoyi Chen
    • Gong Suzhenas Gong Suzhen
    • Director
      • Yimou Zhang
    • Writers
      • Geling Yan(based on the novel by)
      • Jingzhi Zou(screenplay)
      • Xiaofeng Zhou(screenplay consultant)
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    Storyline

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      Song of the Fishermen
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      Arranged by Quigang Chen

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Warm and human
    Coming Home is a great example of the way in which a movie can move you, play on your emotions, without being sentimental in a negative sense. Without being a tear-jerker. And without harsh images of struggle and war. But with excellent acting, small gestures and not so much words. This movie is all about empathy, first among the characters in the story depicted, but by consequence also among the audience, that is swept away and taken in by the sentiment.

    This doesn't mean that the story is only about love and compassion. The Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976) was far from being peaceful and compassionate. People were separated for years without any information, were forced to report any 'wrong' behavior that could 'harm' or 'threaten' the Communist Party. Coming Home shows how such an environment affects people at the individual, family level. People get damaged and family relations are shattered because of betrayal.

    Coming Home succeeds in portraying the consequences of such a regime, by showing what humanity and compassion mean. And that is what makes it special, and refreshing in a world where it sometimes feels like these values are hard to find.
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    • Dec 31, 2014

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2014 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Criminal Lu Yanshi
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production company
      • Le Vision Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $377,607
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,361
      • Sep 13, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,587,984
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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