Released:
1987-11-21

Overview:
A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.

Director:
Wu Tianming

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Zhang Yimou
  as
  孙旺泉
• 
  Lü Liping
  as
  段喜凤
• 
  Niu Xingli
  as
  万水爷
• 
  Ding Weimin
  as
  三婶
• 
  Yan Xie
  as
  孙旺才