Underplayed Gems

Red River Valley (1997)

Red River Valley poster
Original title
红河谷
Directed by
Feng Xiaoning
Genre
war film, historical film, romantic drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British expedition in 1904 invades Tibet. A local woman and a British officer become involved in the conflict.

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What happens

Red River Valley (Chinese: 红河谷; pinyin: Hóng hégǔ) is a 1997 film directed by Feng Xiaoning about the British expedition to Tibet, starring Paul Kersey and Ning Jing. It was also released under the title A Tale of the Sacred Mountain. A book by Peter Fleming, Ian Fleming's brother, is credited in the movie. In 1961, Fleming published Bayonets to Lhasa: The First Full Account of the British Invasion of Tibet in 1904. The film won numerous prizes at China's three main award ceremonies: Huabiao, Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers. The film's production was part of an official Chinese government effort - also reflected in the national curriculum - to incorporate the expedition to Tibet into the story of the century of humiliation narrative that China suffered at the hands of Western and Japanese invaders and commercial interests. Red River Valley was met with a lukewarm reception from audiences and was largely disregarded by the Western academic community, which perceived the film as being "biased toward promoting the Chinese government's policies". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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