If you loved Under the Hawthorn Tree, try Red Sorghum

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.

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

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What Red Sorghum is

Red Sorghum sets up a rural Chinese tale. An old leper's death sparks a change. It ends up a simplistic folk tale.

If you loved Under the Hawthorn Tree, try Red Sorghum

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If you loved Under the Hawthorn Tree, try Red Sorghum

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Red Sorghum

What they share

What Red Sorghum is

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