An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 91 minutes
✓ Genre: Drama, War
✓ Stars: Gong Li, Jiang Wen, Ten Rujun, Ji Liu, Ming Qian
✓ Director: Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Jianyu Chen, Yan Mo, Gu Changning
The Red Sorghum (1987) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Red Sorghum (1987) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Red Sorghum (1987) is staring with Gong Li, Jiang Wen, Ten Rujun, Ji Liu, Ming Qian, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Jianyu Chen, Yan Mo, Gu Changning juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.