A bamboo shoot grows through concrete—this 77-minute Chinese obscurity is weirder than it sounds.
1980 mainland Chinese film.
Cinematography
Stunning bamboo forest compositions that put wuxia to shame.
Production
Made during a brief post-Cultural Revolution thaw—history bleeds through.
Director
Situ Zhaodun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the 'scar literature' period, when artists finally processed Cultural Revolution trauma. The bamboo = the people, obviously.
Director Wang Shuihan basically vanished after this; some say blacklisted, others say he just hated fame. The mystery fits the film.
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