Red Sorghum

Overview

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 10, 1988

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese, Japanese

Countries

China

Production

Xi'an Film Studio

Cast

Gong Li,Jiang Wen,Teng Rujun,Liu Ji,Qian Ming,Ji Chunhua,Zhai Chunhua,Jia Zhaoji,Zhang Yuxiang,Zhou Guiyunand 8 more

Director

Zhang Yimou

Writer

Chen Jianyu,Mo Yan,Zhu Wei,Li Kezhi

Producer

Wu Tianming

Cinematography

Gu Changwei

Music

Zhao Jiping

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0093206