China, My Sorrow (1989)

Synopsis: A portrait of the oppressive Cultural Revolution which took place in China in the late 1960's. A thirteen-year old boy plays a love song to a girl and is arrested by Mao's cultural police. He is... A portrait of the oppressive Cultural Revolution which took place in China in the late 1960's. A thirteen-year old boy plays a love song to a girl and is arrested by Mao's cultural police. He is sent to a work camp for "re-education," and meets a teenage comrade, as well as a Buddhist monk who helps both boys learn how to preserve their Chinese cultural ideals and sense of self at the same time. [More]

Starring: Guo Yiang Yi, Tieu Quan Nghieu

Starring: Guo Yiang Yi, Tieu Quan Nghieu

Director: Dai Sijie

Director: Dai Sijie

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