After tradition… comes revolution.
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.
Directed by: Chen Kaige
Written by: Lan Ke, Ziliang Zhang, Chen Kaige
Music by: Zhao Jiping
Starring: Xue Bai, Wang Xueqi, Tuo Tan, Quiang Liu
Genre: Drama, Music, History
Released: 1984-08-19
Runtime: 91 minutes
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