Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
Title | To Live |
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Year | 1994 |
Genre | Drama, Romance, War |
Country | China, Hong Kong |
Studio | Shanghai Film Studio, Era International Ltd |
Cast | Ge You, Gong Li, Niu Ben, Guo Tao, Jiang Wu, Ni Dahong |
Crew | Lu Wei (Screenplay), Yu Hua (Novel), Zhang Yimou (Director), Lü Yue (Director of Photography), Tôru Adachi (Visual Effects Supervisor), Christophe Tseng (Producer) |
Keyword | epic, child abuse, china, gambling, communist, gambling debt, cultural revolution, chinese civil war, shadow puppet, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s |
Release | May 18, 1994 |
Runtime | 133 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.03 / 10 by 314 users |