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72% Critic Match
Yellow Earth
“After tradition… comes revolution.”
7.2 / 10• 1984• 1h 31m•NR• Chinese
DramaMusicHistory
Storyline
A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
Cast & Crew
Xue Bai
Cuiqiao
Lead
Wang Xueqi
Gu Qing
TT
Tuo Tan
The Father
QL
Quiang Liu
Hanhan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chen Kaige's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Yellow Earth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
