The Road Home

A man revisits his parents' origin story through his father's death and his mother's sorrow. The film traces their first meeting in flashback. It settles for nostalgia instead of fresh insight.

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Zhang Yimou directed The Road Home in 1999. See Zhang Yimou's full filmography, where to start with Zhang Yimou, or where to go after you've seen everything by Zhang Yimou.

The Road Home was released in 1999 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.