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

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
ZH
Released
August 19, 1984
Studios
广西电影制片厂

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Yellow Earth Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

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
Chen Kaige
Written by
Ziliang Zhang
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige

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