“Under the branches of a hawthorn” ( Chinese 山楂樹 之 戀 ) is a film directed by Zhang Yimou , released in 2010 . A screen version of an Ai Mi novel based on real events.
| Under the branches of hawthorn | |
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| 山楂樹 之 戀 / Shānzhāshù zhī liàn | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Zhang Yimou |
| Producer | Cao Huai Bill kong Hugo Shun Zhang Weiping |
| Author script | Yin Lichuan Gu Xiaobai A may |
| In the main cast | Zhou Dongyu Sean Doe |
| Operator | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Composer | Chen Qigang |
| Film company | Beijing New Picture Film Co., IDG China Media, New Classical Entertainment, Film Partner International |
| Duration | 114 minutes |
| A country |  China |
| Tongue | putonghua |
| Year | 2010 |
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Content
Story
The beginning of the 1970s, the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. After Chairman Mao urged schools to be set up in the fields, a group of urban schoolchildren came to the village for re-education. High school student Jing settles in the headman's house and becomes part of his large family. She writes a curriculum on the legend of the local "tree of heroes" - hawthorn, under the branches of which during the war the Japanese shot Chinese patriots and which since then has been giving bright red flowers. After arriving, she meets a guy named Sun, who works in a nearby geological party. They are imbued with mutual sympathy, however, in order to count on a teacher's place after school (Jing is necessary because her father is repressed, her mother is sick, and there are two younger children in the family), Jing must be careful and not compromise herself in anything. They decide to hide their feelings from others and can only afford to arrange secret meetings occasionally ...
Cast
- Zhou Dongyu - Jing
- Sean Doe - Sun
- Xi Meijuan - Mother Jing
- Jiang Ruijia - Weihong, Jing's girlfriend
- Li Xuejian - Warden of Zhang Village
- Chen Taisheng - Luo
- Sa Jina - Aunt
Awards and nominations
- 2010 - participation in the program of the Busan Film Festival .
- 2011 - participation in the New Generation program of the Berlin Film Festival .
- 2011 - two nominations for the Asian Film Awards : best debutant (Zhou Dongyu), best editing (Meng Peikong).
- 2011 - nomination for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Asian Film.
- 2011 - prize for the best actress (Zhou Dongyu) at the Valladolid Film Festival .
Links
- Under the Hawthorn Branches on the Internet Movie Database
- "Under the branches of hawthorn" (English) on the site allmovie