The Red Awn

  • China Hongse kanbaiyin
China, 2007

Directed by:

Shangjun Cai
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Plots(1)

Whenever the wheat becomes golden, thousands of floaters will leave their homes and migrate to make living by working in the wheat fields... A 50-year-old father leaves his wife and son, and goes to the city to make money for five years. A 17-year-old son grows up alone in the countryside. This summer, the father comes back and decides to drive the red awn for harvesting with his son. An irresponsible father and a resentful son try to rebuild their bond, to face their destiny... (Monterrey International Film Festival)

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