Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)
Shan zha shu zhi lian
114 min
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
- Release date
- September 16, 2010
- Country of origin
- China
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Cast
- Dongyu Zhou as Jing (Jingqiu)
- Shawn Dou as Sun Jianxin (Lao San)
- Meijuan Xi as Jing's Mother
- Xuejian Li as Village head Zhang (Zhang Duizhang)
- Taishen Cheng as Teacher Luo (Luo Laoshi)
- Rina Sa as Auntie (Da Ma)
- Liping Lü as Wei's Mother
- Ruijia Jiang as Wei
- Xinbo Yu as Lin (Changlin)
- Xinyun Yi as Fang (Changfang)
- Haiying Sun as Sun's Father
- Jinsong Wang as Director Li
- Zheng Wang as Eldest Brother (Da Ge)
- Zhuoran Yao as Sister-in-Law (Da Sao)
- Ye Gao as Nurse 2
- Qing Li as Cameraman
- Xiaoyan Bai as Woman in Hospital
- Xichuan Zang as Worker 1
- Shuang Li as Worker 2
- Xingxu Chen as Sun's Brother
- Xiaoyu He as Huanhuan
Crew
- Yimou Zhang · Director
- Ai Mi · Writer
- Lichuan Yin · Writer
- Xiaobai Gu · Writer
- Mei Ah · Writer
- Huayi Cao · Producer
- Bill Kong · Producer
- Hugo Shong · Producer
- Weiping Zhang · Producer
- Qi Gang Chen · Composer
- Xiaoding Zhao · Cinematographer
- Peicong Meng · Editor
- Mo Zhang · Editor
- Ming Wu · Production designer