Sunflower (Xiang Ri Kui) (2005) China
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Director:Yang, Zhang, Chen, Joan, Dong, Liang Jing, Feng, Liu Zi, Haiyung, Sun, Yu, Zhang
Studio:China Film Group
Writer:Shangjun Cai, Xin Huo
Rating:7.1 (492 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:717119112547
Awards:2 wins & 2 nominations
Genre:Chinese films
IMDb:0401808
Duration:2:09:00
Languages:Mandarin, English
Subtitles:English, Chinese
LAC code:300006850
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Yang, Zhang, Chen, Joan, Dong, Liang Jing, Feng, Liu Zi, Haiyung, Sun, Yu, Zhang  ...  (Director)
Shangjun Cai, Xin Huo  ...  (Writer)
 
Joan Chen  ...  Zhang Xiuqing
Zhang Fan  ...  Zhang Xiangyang - 9 years old
Ge Gao  ...  Zhang Xiangyang - 19 years old
Wang Haidi  ...  Zhang Xiangyang - 30 years old
Bin Li  ...  Xiao Ji Shi
Jing Liang  ...  Xiangyang's wife
Zifeng Liu  ...  Old Liu
Haiying Sun  ...  Zhang Gengnian
Hong Yihao  ...  
Comments: DCH 160

Summary: Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.Years later, despite his rebellion, Xiangyang has become an accomplished draughtsman. But he still dreams of escaping his father's clutches, having no idea how far his father will go to control his life.Married and with a burgeoning career as a painter, the worst-ever conflict erupts as Xiangyang informs his parents that they have decided to abort their child. Suddenly, Xiangyang's father disappears. A frantic search finds a message: The time has come to do something for himself.- Featurette: The Making of Sunflower- Theatrical trailer- Optional English subtitles- Enhanced for 16x9 Tvs- 5.1 Soundtrack- Scene selections