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.
Cast
Shawn Dou
Sun
Zhou Dongyu
Jing
Li Xuejian
Mr. Zhang
Cheng Taishen
Mr. Luo
Sa Rina
Auntie
He Xiaoyu
Huanhuan
Yu Xinbo
Lin
Yi Xinyun
Fang
Zheng Wang
Eldest Brother
Yao Yitian
Sister-in-Law
Jiang Ruijia
Wei
Xi Meijuan
Jing's Mother
Qiu Muyuan
Jing's Brother
Wang Jinsong
Director Li
Bian Tiejun
P.E. Teacher
Lü Liping
Wei's Mother
Huang Xiaoge
Nurse 1
Gao Ye
Nurse 2
Sun Wanni
Nurse 3
Qing Li
Cameraman
Xiaoyan Bai
Woman in Hospital
Zang Xichuan
Worker 1
Li Shuang
Worker 2
Chen Xingxu
Sun's Brother
Sun Haiying
Sun's Father
Hu Xinyuan
Jing's Sister
Crew
Zhang Yimou
Director
Yin Lichuan
Writer
Gu Xiaobai
Writer
A Mei
Writer
Ai Mi
Book
Meng Peicong
Editor
Zhang Mo
Editor
Zhao Xiaoding
Director of Photography
Ze Xie
Cinematography
Xie Tianxiang
Cinematography
Zang Xichuan
Assistant Director
Fu Lulu
Assistant Director
Li Shuang
Assistant Director
Zhang Weiping
Executive Producer
Hugo Shong
Executive Producer
Huayi Cao
Executive Producer
Bill Kong Chi-Keung
Executive Producer
Bian Tiejun
Producer
Huang Baorong
Costume Supervisor
Xu Guang-Rui
Makeup Designer
Tao Jing
Sound Designer
Chen Qigang
Music
Chang Shilei
Songs
Xiaoyan Bai
Still Photographer
Zhou Xiaofeng
Story Consultant
Xiao Kefan
Script Consultant
Zhao Xianzhang
Gaffer
Huang Xinming
Production Manager
Liang Yu
Assistant Production Manager
Wu Ming
Art Direction
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