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China, My Sorrow
China, My Sorrow
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CHINA, MY SORROW

Niu-Peng

Directed by Dai Sijie
China, France, 1989
Drama

Synopsis

In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he’s sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he’s called “Four Eyes” and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he’s made to carry muck up a mountainside.

Synopsis

In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he’s sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he’s called “Four Eyes” and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he’s made to carry muck up a mountainside.