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Under the Hawthorn Tree is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by Zhang Yimou with Zhou Dongyu

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

Under the Hawthorn Tree
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Length 1h54
Directed by
OriginChine
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating71% 3.5564653.5564653.5564653.5564653.556465

Under the Hawthorn Tree () is 2010 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou. It was adapted from the popular 2007 novel Hawthorn Tree Forever by Ai Mi, which was based on a true story set during the Cultural Revolution. The film was released in Mainland China (September 2010), Hong Kong (November 2010) and in Singapore (February 2011).

Synopsis

Set during the end of China's Cultural Revolution in a small village in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, this film is about a pure love that develops between a beautiful high school student, Zhang Jing Qiu and a handsome young prospector named Lao San. Jing Qiu is one of the "educated youth" sent to be "re-educated" through work in the countryside under a directive from Chairman Mao Zedong.

Actors

Zhou Dongyu

(Jing)
Lü Liping

(Wei's Mother)
Sun Haiying

(Sun's Father)
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