Under the Hawthorn Tree
Release Date: 2010-09-16
Overview: The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
Rating: 7.775 / 10
Cast
Li Xuejian
as Mr. Zhang
Cheng Taishen
as Mr. Luo
Zhou Dongyu
as Jing
Sa Rina
as Auntie
He Xiaoyu
as Huanhuan
Crew
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Zhang Yimou - Director
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Yin Lichuan - Writer
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Zhao Xiaoding - Director of Photography
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Liang Yu - Assistant Production Manager
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Xie Tianxiang - Cinematography
Reviews
A very sweet and sad tale based on one of the many stories from Cultural Revolution. It feels personal since the heroine claims that she wants to be a writer, and at the end of the film she goes abroa...