Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980)

Original title

天云山传奇

Directed by

Xie Jin

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 06m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film about people in China whose lives are affected by political movements from the 1950s to the end of the Cultural Revolution. It shows their personal struggles and reflects on the impact of those historical events.

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What happens

Legend of Tianyun Mountain (simplified Chinese: 天云山传奇; traditional Chinese: 天雲山傳奇; pinyin: Tiānyúnshān chuánqí) is a 1980 Chinese film about the Chinese people's sufferings from the long-term political campaigns from "Anti-rightists" in 1950s until the fall of Gang of Four. It depicted the individuals' hardship in the political turmoils and critically reflected the impact of that special history after the formation of the People's Republic of China. The film was based on the novel written by Lu Yanzhou, and was directed by Xie Jin, starring Wang Fuli, Shi Weijian, Zhong Xinghuo and Shi Jianlan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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