Underplayed Gems

Like a Flowing River (2018)

Like a Flowing River poster
Original title
大江大河
Directed by
Kong Sheng, Huang Wei
Cast
Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, Dong Zi Jian, Tong Yao, Yang Li Xin, Zhou Fang, Zhao Da, Wang Yong Quan
Genre
drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 47 episodes
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three young men navigate China's economic reforms starting in the 1970s. They each pursue their own business dreams in a rapidly changing society.

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What happens

Like a Flowing River (Chinese: 大江大河; pinyin: Dà Jiāng Dà Hé) is a 2018 Chinese period drama based on Ah Nai's novel River of Time (大江东去 IPA:[tâ.tɕjáŋ.tʊ́ŋ.tɕʰŷ]). It is directed by Kong Sheng and Huang Wei, and stars Wang Kai, Yang Shuo and Dong Zijian as budding entrepreneurs who take advantage of the economic reforms being rolled out in 1970s China. The drama, a celebration of 40 years of China's reform and opening up, was split into two parts. The first part ran for 45 episodes, and aired on Dragon TV and Beijing TV beginning December 10, 2018. The second part began airing on Dragon TV and Zhejiang TV on December 20, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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