Yellow Earth

Year: 1984

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Chen Kaige

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When tradition gives way to revolution, a communist soldier is dispatched to a remote region of China to record folk songs. He stays with a widowed farmer and his two young children, encountering a community whose customs are wholly unfamiliar. Over time he earns their trust and bridges the cultural divide.

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