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Yellow Earth

1988·1h 29m·TV-PG
DramaRomanceHistoryMusic
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
2,782 votes

A communist soldier travels to Shanbei to collect folk songs for propaganda while visiting a poor peasant family, giving hope to the teenage daughter in escaping an arranged marriage.

Yellow Earth is a 1988 drama romance movie directed by Kaige Chen, starring Quiang Liu, Tuo Tan, Bai Xue. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 2,782 votes and runs 1h 29m.

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Director
Kaige Chen
Stars
Quiang Liu
Tuo Tan
Bai Xue
Xueqi Wang
Details
1988-01-01
89 min
Movie
TV-PG
★ China
★ Mandarin
Keywords
communistpeasantwidowerdancingmentally challenged mansufferingfamily relationshipschinese revolutionpromisechineseshaanxi province chinarefusing to marryunwanted marriage engagementpoverty10 year oldshaanbei chinasongsingingfalling in lovegirldrumming12 year oldrural settingdirectorial debutfish as foodbased on novelfolk songindependent filmwomen's rightsyan'an chinachinese armydrumming ensemble1930sbrother sister relationshipcrossing a riversino japanese warcolor in titlefreedommarriagefather daughter relationshiptraditionweddingvillagearranged marriagepresumed drowningyear 1939wooden fishsuspicionfather son relationshipman girl relationshipyellow river chinalove trianglechinadroughtsoldiercultural revolutionsuperstitionfarmerstrangercommunism