CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 1h 31m

Yellow Earth

After tradition… comes revolution.

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A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.

Directed byChen Kaige

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 31m
Language: ZH
Released: August 19, 1984

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广西电影制片厂

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Featuring

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4 credited

Starring

Xue Bai

Xue Bai

Cuiqiao

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Gu Qing

Tuo Tan

The Father

Quiang Liu

Hanhan

Creative team

Directed by: Chen Kaige
Written by: Ziliang Zhang
Chen Kaige

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