"Beautifully blends the political with the personal" — The New York Times

"A mesmerizing, wonderfully acted love story" — The Hollywood Reporter

This erotically charged epic of the post-Cultural Revolution generation made waves at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and recently appeared in Film Comment's "Distributor Wanted" section. Director Ye Lou (SUZHOU RIVER; PURPLE BUTTERFLY) charts the sentimental education of Yu Hong — played by stunning newcomer Lei Hao — from small-town life in the borderlands through wild years at Beijing University to the hard-earned wisdom of adulthood. Generational signposts like Tiananmen Square, the Berlin Wall and cell phones give Yu's story global resonance.

Official Selection, 2006 Cannes Film Festival, 2006 Toronto Film Festival

DIR/SCR/PROD Ye Lou; SCR Feng Mei and Ma Yingli; PROD Sylvain Bursztejn, Li Fang and An Nai. China/France, 2006, color, 140 min. In Mandarin and German with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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