Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

★ 7.8 1h 53m 156 votes IMDb
Drama Romance

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

Under the Hawthorn Tree

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Cast

Zhou Dongyu
Zhou Dongyu as Jing Age 34 · Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China Zhou Dongyu is a celebrated Chinese actress, born on January 31, 1992, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. She gained prominence for her role in Zhang Yimou's film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" (2010), which m...
Shawn Dou
Shawn Dou as Sun Age 37 · Xi'an，Shanxi Province，China Shawn Dou is a Chinese-Canadian actor. He won recognition soon after Zhang Yimou's movie The Love of the Hawthorn Tree in 2010 and received numerous awards with co-star Zhou Dongyu..
Xi Meijuan
Xi Meijuan as Jing's Mother Age 70 · Shanghai, China Xi Meijuan graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. She is a film and television actress in Mainland China, considered a national first-class actor..
Li Xuejian
Li Xuejian as Mr.Zhang Age 72 · Heze City, Shandong Province, China Li Xuejian (李雪健) is a Chinese actor..
Cheng Taishen
Cheng Taishen as Mr.Luo Age 54 · Lüliang, Shanxi Province, China Taishen Cheng was born on June 12, 1968 in Shanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Biutiful (2010), Liu Qing (2021) and A Murder Beside Yan He River (2014)..
Sa Rina
Sa Rina as Auntie Age 57 · Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
Director Zhang Yimou
Cast Zhou Dongyu, Shawn Dou, Xi Meijuan, Li Xuejian, Cheng Taishen, Sa Rina, Lü Liping, Jiang Ruijia, Yu Xinbo, Yi Xinyun

Audience Reviews

badelf 9/10 Aug 11, 2022
A very sweet and sad tale based on one of the many stories from Cultural Revolution. It feels personal since the heroine claims that she wants to be a writer, and at the end of the film she goes abroad to study. Coincidentally, the author is a Chinese (American) living in Florida who seems to know exactly how it felt living under Mao Tse Tung. It was brilliantly translated to film by the accomplished Zhang Yimou.

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