If you loved Coming Home, try Under the Hawthorn Tree

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Both films are directed by Zhang Yimou, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Coming Home, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Under the Hawthorn Tree is

Love blossoms in unexpected places. Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation. It achieves a gentle romance amidst turmoil.

If you loved Coming Home, try Under the Hawthorn Tree

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What Under the Hawthorn Tree is

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If you loved Coming Home, try Under the Hawthorn Tree

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What Under the Hawthorn Tree is

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