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1988
Not Rated
1h 46m
7.1IMDb

Drama

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What it's about

During the Cultural Revolution, an unschooled young man is laboring in the countryside when he is suddenly assigned to teach in a near-by village school. Gradually, he finds the confidence to encourage the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings. At the same time, through a series of dream-like meetings with a young cowherd, he begins to sense the possibilities of a life beyond the parameters of traditional education.

Cast and crew

Director: Kaige Chen
Writer: Cheng Ah, Kaige Chen, Jianjun He
Starring: Yuan Xie, Xuewen Yang, Shaohua Chen

Details

Release date: Mar 17, 1989
Language: Mandarin
Country: China
Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations