Synopsis
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.
Red Sorghum (1988) is a 1h 31min drama feature film by Zhang Yimou. An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Selected for Couch Film Festival (2007).
Key facts
Original language
Mandarin
First release
October 10, 1988
Production companies
Western Movie Group
Based on
Red Sorghum
Awards
Golden Bear, Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture, Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film
Setting
Shandong
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