Released:
1961-01-02

Overview:
A critical hit during one of China’s most politically charged periods, Zheng’s follow-up to his 1959 anniversary epics merged Soviet-style socialist realism with his own breakthroughs in film technique, specifically his use of continuous camera movement in the spirit of traditional Chinese scrolls. Tractor-kino at its finest, the film revolves around two rural lovers—one struck with a deadly disease—and their eventual survival thanks to socialist medical advances.

Director:
Zheng Jun-li

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  You Jia
• 
  Zhihua Hu
• 
  Shangguan Yunzhu
• 
  Qianli Qian
• 
  Hongsheng Liu