Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gong Li
Jiu'er
Lead
Jiang Wen
Yu
Teng Rujun
Uncle Luohan
LJ
Liu Ji
Jiu'er's Son
QM
Qian Ming
Jiu'er's Grandmother
Ji Chunhua
Sanpao
Zhai Chunhua
Hu Er
Jia Zhaoji
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Zhang Yimou's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Red Sorghum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
