The Road Home
The Road Home is a 1999 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. It also marked the cinematic debut of the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. The Road Home was written by author Bao Shi, who adapted the screenplay from his novel, Remembrance.
Plot
The Road Home is the story of a country girl and a young teacher falling in love, and the teacher's death many years later that brings their son back from the big city for the funeral.
Awards
Cast
More details
author | Bao Shi |
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award | Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize |
director | Zhang Yimou |
editor | Zhai Rui |
genre | drama |
keywords | anti-rightist campaign big city black and white country girl falling in love hear morning of present day question remote village summon sun honglei wait young teacher |
musicBy | San Bao |
producer | Zhang Weiping Zhao Yu |
publisher | Sony Pictures Classics |
theme | dance romantic drama |