The Foliage (2003)
- Original title
- 美人草
- Directed by
- Lü Yue
- Genre
- romance
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1970s China, two young people are sent to the countryside for reeducation. They meet and fall in love amid the hardships of their time.
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What happens
The Foliage (Chinese: 美人草; pinyin: Meǐrén Cǎo), also known as Years Without Epidemic, is a 2003 Chinese romance film directed by Lü Yue and stars Liu Ye, Shu Qi, Fang Bin, and Qi Huan. The film is an adaptation of Chinese-American writer Frank Shi's novel My First Love. It tells the love story of sent-down youth Liu Simeng and Ye Xingyu. The film premiered in China in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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