Life

Aug 1, 1984

2h 32m

★ 5.6

Overview

Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. By a vivid description of the frustrated life story of Gao Jialin, a high school graduate who is first dismissed from teaching post and then enrolled as a journalist in the city and finally dismissed from the post and become a farmer again, this movie presents the young man as a serious issue of how to deal with their life.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Xi'an Film Studio

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Cast

高加林

Zhou Lijing

刘巧珍

Wu Yufang

德顺爷爷

Gao Baocheng

黄亚萍

Li Xiaoli

高玉德

Jia Liu

高明楼

Yu Zhongyi

马栓

Tian Weixi

马占胜

Qian Wen

巧玲

Xue Bai

巧英

Xue Jianshe

克南妈

Mu Shulan

巧珍妈

Zhang Muqin

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