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Director:
Zhuangzhuang Tian
Writer:
Xiao Mao (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 March 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head)... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A sensitive subject that touched the nerve of the regime more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tian Yi ... Tietou as an infant
Wenyao Zhang ... Tietou as a child
Xiaoman Chen ... Tietou as a teenager
Liping Lü ... Chen Shujuan
Quanxin Pu ... Lin Shaolong
Xuejian Li ... Li Guodong (Uncle Li)
Baochang Guo ... 3rd husband
Ping Zhong ... Chen Shusheng
Quanzhong Chu ... Chen Shuyan
Xiaoying Song ... Sis
Hong Zhang ... Zhu Ying
Yanjin Liu ... Shujuan's mother
Bin Li ... Granny
Zhang Lu ... Mrs. Lan
Donglin Guo ... Lin Yunwei
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Blue Kite
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Runtime:
UK:138 min | USA:140 min
Country:
China | Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
When it became clear at some point during production that the Chinese government would ban this film, the producers smuggled the negative to Japan, completed post production there and sold the rights worldwide. Peking was not amused, and in consequence, director Zhuangzhuang Tian was not allowed to work for several years. more

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A sensitive subject that touched the nerve of the regime, 21 November 2003
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Author: zzmale

and consequently, this movie was banned in its homeland. The director has always being the master of contemporary critic, and from his cautious beginning of subtle approach of masking the problems under similar circumstance in earlier history, finally matured into directly confronting the problem. Unfortunately, such bold approach is not tolerated by the regime and the film met its sad fate which is inevitable.

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