A French journalist falls for a Chinese farmer as walls fall and hearts open.
The film tells the story of a French female journalist, Si Nuo, who happened to come to China in the early 1980s during the reform and opening up, and met the rural guy Liu Changgen. The two had a good time together. I have heard and witnessed the entanglement of love and marriage between young Chinese in those days, and left an unforgettable romantic love story with Changgen.
Cinematography
Rural China rendered with European romanticism.
Acting
Vanessa Guide's wordless longing in unfamiliar rooms.
Director
An Jianjun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co-director Yang Huilong lived through the era; the film was partly shot in his ancestral village with non-professional locals.
Juliette Besson (daughter of Luc Besson) was cast after directors saw her in a Beijing theatre production — her Mandarin was learned for the role.
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