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Set during the end of China's Cultural Revolution in a small village in Yichang City, Hubei Province, a pure love unfolds between beautiful city girl, Jing Qiu, and handsome young villager, Lao San. Jing Qiu, who lived a difficult life due to her father being labelled a "right-winger", is sent to the village at the age of 16 and meets Lao San, who has a promising future due to his father's high ranking military background. Even with the divide between their social backgrounds, romance blooms between the young couple, but will their love ever become fulfilled? ~~ Adapted from the novel "Under the Hawthorn Tree" (山楂树之恋) by Ai Mi (艾米). Edit Translation

  • English
  • 中文(台灣)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • Country: China
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Sep 16, 2010
  • Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
  • Score: 8.3 (scored by 1,201 users)
  • Ranked: #894
  • Popularity: #3758
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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rad_lisette
28 people found this review helpful
Feb 10, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
I've seen a lot of young love films but this particular film, has to be the purest young love film that I have ever seen. This film also transports the viewer back in time, when values were different and love was approached differently.

Great acting from the cast, in particular, from the leads, in which this film was their acting debut. Shawn Dou was great as the hunky lead male (great smile!) and Zhou Dongyu was lovely as the naive lead female. My only gripe: the male lead character seemed to be a bit too perfect and angelic and it would have been nice to have some more dimension to his character.

Even though the film is set during the end of the Cultural Revolution, there isn't too much emphasis on politics. This is a pure love story at its best with the interactions between the main characters at the forefront.

The film also has amazing cinematography. The color palette isn't striking but there is a nice contrast between the village and the city landscapes.

Recommended for those who enjoy those simple and pure love stories.

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sweetbeviet
23 people found this review helpful
May 10, 2011
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
I love this movie. At first, I was a little bit hesitated to watched it since I'm not familiar with the main actor/actress, but I'm glad I decided to watch it! Very realistic simple love story. Some of the scene are simple, but very meaningful.
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  • Movie: Under the Hawthorn Tree
  • Country: China
  • Release Date: Sep 16, 2010
  • Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 8.3 (scored by 1,201 users)
  • Ranked: #894
  • Popularity: #3758
  • Watchers: 3,361

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