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Under the Hawthorn Tree

7.8/10
TMDB164 votes
2010Original: Chinese113 min

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance
Cast: Zhou Dongyu, Shawn Dou, Xi Meijuan, Li Xuejian, Cheng Taishen

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About Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) is a film in the drama, romance genres. Directed by Zhang Yimou. The cast includes Zhou Dongyu, Shawn Dou, Xi Meijuan, Li Xuejian.

Released
2010-09-16
Original language
Chinese
Runtime
113 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
China
Production companies
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Directors
Zhang Yimou
Writers
Yin Lichuan, Gu Xiaobai, A Mei

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Audience reviews

7.8/10 from 164 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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 abroad to study. Coincidentally, the author is a Chinese (American) living in Florida who seems to know exactly how it felt living under Mao Tse Tung. It was brilliantly translated to film by the accomplished Zhang Yimou.

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What is Under the Hawthorn Tree about?

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.

Who stars in Under the Hawthorn Tree?

Zhou Dongyu, Shawn Dou, Xi Meijuan, Li Xuejian, Cheng Taishen, Sa Rina. See the cast cards above for character names.

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