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...
00:23:36 Make trouble and fail
00:25:00 If you don't wear willow leaves during Qingming Festival, you will be reincarnated as a yellow dog.
00:27:16 If I see better days I will properly honour you.
00:30:24 When he was peeing, it was raining outside.
00:32:13 Thank you for all the trouble you've taken.
00:33:42 Chief, the audience is so small. Should we perform at all?
00:36:45 from the acrobatics troupe.
00:40:51 Be aware!
00:44:51 We ask the God of Plague: 'Where are you bound?'
00:46:38 If I find you I give you a slapping.
00:51:37 And then he will have a wet dream like bed-wetting.
00:54:51 Boss said that he's ill and has a pain in his chest.
00:56:58 Look over there.
01:00:51 What does "green hat wearing" mean?
01:03:27 Liu Yuting! Green hat wearing!
01:07:36 If you tell me a way to escape
01:11:05 Hey, what kind of herbs did you gave me?
01:19:00 To make me wait for death is more cruel than killing me at once...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed373
Dialogue density4.3 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line01:19:00
Production Record
DirectorDai Sijie
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes92