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Turning Point 1977 (2009)

Turning Point 1977 poster
Original title
高考 一九七七
Directed by
Jiang Haiyan
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1977 China, as the Cultural Revolution fades, a group of young people struggle to return from state re-education camps and regain control of their lives. The film follows their fight to take the college entrance exam and restart their futures.

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What happens

Turning Point 1977 (originaltittel: Gao Kao 1977) er en kinesisk dramafilm fra 2009 regissert av Jiang Haiyan. Handlingen fokuserer på en gruppe unge idealister som kjemper for retten til å reise hjem og gjenoppta sine liv etter år i tjeneste ved statsdrevne omskoleringsleirer. Handlingen er lagt til Kina i 1977, et år der Kulturrevolusjonen begynner å miste sitt grep. Ledende roller spilles av Xuebing Wang, Zhou Xianxin, Sun Haiying og Zhou Dayong. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (sammen med flere filmer). Filmen er også kjent under tittelen Examination 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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