The story is told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, growing up in 1950s and 60s Beijing. Each of the three episodes take place during significant periods of early Communist rule in China: the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
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(1993) dir Zhuangzhuang Tian w/Tian Yi, Wenyao Zhang, Xiaoman Chen, Liping Lü [140 min]
The story is told from the perspective of a young boy, Tietou, growing up in 1950s and 60s Beijing. Each of the three episodes take place during significant periods of early Communist rule in China: the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
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