Film· 1994· Drama

活着 (To Live)

by 张艺谋 Zhang Yimou

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  • Chinese Cultural Revolution

Zhang Yimou's film follows one family from the Chinese Civil War through the Great Leap Forward to the Cultural Revolution, which costs them their daughter.

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活着 (To Live)

Zhang Yimou's film follows Fugui and his wife Jiazhen from the 1940s to the 1970s as their family survives the civil war, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. It won the Grand Prix at Cannes and was banned in China.

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