China, My Sorrow
1989 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 92 VOTES · DIR. Dai Sijie
Overview
In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he's sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he's called "Four Eyes" and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he's made to carry muck up a mountainside, make bricks, saw logs, and sing daily to Chairman Mao of his faults. There's camaraderie among the five youths, especially with a young pickpocket named Baimao, and Tian is also drawn to a silent monk who cares for him when he falls ill and the others expect him to die. The camp is remote, so there are no fences or walls. Tian longs to escape.
Dialogue Timeline — 373 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:06 "A COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY"
00:04:07 This thesis of Comrade Mao Tse-tung's
00:06:07 to receive re-education.
00:08:13 To sing or not to sing?
00:15:41 Nothing serious.
00:19:58 till ruination...
00:23:32 Let's sing a redemption song! One, two, go...
00:24:58 Today is Qingming Festival.
00:27:12 I have nothing else to give you but a cigarette. Please don't laugh at us.
00:30:23 He also found that the third brother was peeing.
00:32:08 poor and lower-middle rank peasants fighting at the front line of the three Great Revolutionary Movements.
00:33:31 Long live revolutionary acrobatics troupe!
00:35:34 Stand closer.
00:40:36 Hey! You wanna commit suicide by jumping into the water?!
00:44:41 Let's burn the ill one's clothes.
00:46:30 What the fuck! The artist thrown Four Eyes on Chef's bed.
00:51:31 and stick it under his feet.
00:54:38 compare to us?!
00:56:47 Hey! Look!
01:00:39 Liu Yuting! Green hat wearing!
01:02:51 They have left some meals for us in the kitchen
01:07:14 Do you know what that means?
01:10:13 You think I am more timid than you?
01:18:33 Why did you save me?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed373
Dialogue density4.3 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line01:18:33
Production Record
DirectorDai Sijie
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes92