White Deer Plain (2011)

Original title

白鹿原

Directed by

Wang Quan'an

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

3h 08m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in a rural Chinese village from the late Qing dynasty to the war with Japan, the story follows a landowning family and its younger generation through social upheaval and personal strife. The film centers on a father, his son, and a neighbor's son as they navigate changing times.

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What happens

White Deer Plain (Chinese: 白鹿原; pinyin: Bái Lù Yuán) is a 2011 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Quan'an and based on the novel of the same name by Chen Zhongshi. The film competed in competition for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, where Lutz Reitemeier was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Photography). The film focuses primarily on Bai Juaxian, his son Xiaowen and Hei Wa up to the point of the war with Japan. Many of the other characters in the novel are not mentioned. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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