Wheat (2009)

Original title

麦田

Directed by

He Ping

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Women in a small Chinese village are left to fend for themselves while their husbands fight in a distant war. The film focuses on their daily lives and struggles in the absence of men.

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What happens

Wheat (simplified Chinese: 麦田; traditional Chinese: 麥田; pinyin: Mài Tián) is a 2009 Chinese historical drama film directed by He Ping, starring Fan Bingbing, Huang Jue, Du Jiayi, Wang Xueqi and Wang Zhiwen. The film tells the story of women left behind when their husbands went to war. The film was produced for US$6 million and was funded by He Ping's own Beijing Classic Culture, along with Polybona Films, and the state-backed Xi'an Film Studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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