Under the Hawthorn Tree (film)

Under the Hawthorn Tree simplified Chinese traditional Chinese pinyin Shnzhsh Zh Lin is 2010 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou. It was adapted from the popular 2007 novel Hawthorn Tree Forever by Ai Mi, which was based on a true story set during the Cultural Revolution. The film was released in Mainland China September 2010, Hong Kong November 2010 and in Singapore February 2011.

She arrives with a group in Xiping village, in the Yangtze Rivers Three Gorges region, where they are shown a hawthorn tree called the Tree of Heroes which was reputedly nourished by the blood of Chinese martyrs executed by the Japanese during World War II. Jing Qiu is lodged with the family of village head, where she meets geology student Sun Jianxin nicknamed Lao San, who also takes his meals at Zhangs home, and shes drawn to his responsible and honorable character.Lao Sans father held a high position in the military, but his mother committed suicide four years ago after being branded as a rightist. Jings father was also a political prisoner somewhere in China and her mother, branded as a capitalist, was reduced to menial work to support their family. Following the political persecution of her father, Jing Qiu lived with her mother and little siblings, working towards becoming a teacher to support her family. ........

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