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…
Stars: Xue Bai, Wang Xueqi, Tuo Tan, Quiang Liu
Crew: Lan Ke (Novel), Chen Kaige (Director), Zhang Yimou (Director of Photography), Ziliang Zhang (Screenplay), Chen Kaige (Screenplay), Zhao Jiping (Original Music Composer)
Country: China
Language: 普通话
Studio: Guangxi Film Studio
Runtime: 91 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 19, 1984
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:tradition, peasant, arranged marriage, folk music, folk singer, military, chinese communism, drought, communist party, 1930s