Breaking with Old Ideas

Overview

The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements. In the film's climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1975

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

mandarin

Countries

China

Production

Beijing Film Studio

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0300060