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Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth

Yellow Earth

After tradition… comes revolution.

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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…

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

19 August 1984

Country

China

Cast

Xue Bai

Xue Bai

Cuiqiao

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Gu Qing

Tuo Tan

Tuo Tan

The Father

Quiang Liu

Quiang Liu

Hanhan

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