Drama ·Music ·History · China · 1984 · 1h 31m

Yellow Earth

黄土地

Yellow Earth poster
Director
Chen Kaige
Cast
Xue Bai as Cuiqiao Wang Xueqi as Gu Qing Tuo Tan as The Father Quiang Liu as Hanhan
Crew
Zhang Yimou — Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan — Editor Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer Ziliang Zhang — Screenplay Chen Kaige — Screenplay Lan Ke — Novel
Tagline

After tradition… comes revolution.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Yellow Earth — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
traditionpeasantarranged marriagefolk musicfolk singermilitarychinese communismdroughtcommunist party1930s
Key Collaborators
Chen Kaige Director Zhang Yimou Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan Editor Zhao Jiping Original Music Composer Ziliang Zhang Screenplay Chen Kaige Screenplay Lan Ke Novel
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