The Red Awn
Appearance
The Red Awn | |
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Directed by | Cai Shangjun |
Written by | Cai Shangjun Gu Xiaobai Feng Rui |
Starring | Yao Anlian Lu Yulai Huang Lu Shi Junhui Wang Hong |
Cinematography | YLi Chengyu Chen Hao |
Edited by | Zhou Ying |
Music by | Huang Zhenyu Dong Wei |
Distributed by | Xiudong Hao Ye/Wan Ji |
Release dates | October 6, 2007 (Pusan International Film Festival) |
Running time | 105 min. |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
The Red Awn (Chinese: 红色康拜因; pinyin: Hongse kangbaiyin) is a 2007 Chinese film directed by first-time helmer Cai Shangjun. The film premiered at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[1] The film tells the story of a father and son in China's interior Gansu province.
Cai, a veteran screenwriter, has most often been associated with Sixth Generation helmer Zhang Yang (Spicey Love Soup, Shower, Sunflower)
Cast
- Yao Anlian as Song, a man who returns to his hometown after five years only to discover that his family has declared him dead.
- Lu Yulai as Yongtao, Song's 17-year old son.
- Shi Junhui as Yongshan, Song's friend and the owner of the titular "Red Awn" a red combine harvester.
- Huang Lu
Notes
- ^ Elley, Derek (2007-10-12). "Art films win at Pusan Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
External links
- The Red Awn at the Chinese Movie Database
- The Red Awn, a review from FIPRESCI