Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work. They raise a family and survive, managing “to live” from the 40’s to the 70’s in this epic, but personal, story of life through an amazing period.
Release Date: 16 December 1994Runtime: 125 min
Stars:
- Ben Niu
- Dahong Ni
- Deng Fei
- Li Gong
- Lian-Yi Li
- Tao Guo
- Tianchi Liu
- Wu Jiang
- Xiao Cong
- Yan Su
- Yanjin Liu
- You Ge
- Zhang Lu
- Zongluo Huang
Director: Yimou Zhang
