China, My Sorrow


1h 27m 1989

Brief Synopsis

A young boy is banished to a "reeducation center" during China's Cultural Revolution.

Film Details

Also Known As
China, My Sorrow, Chine, ma douleur, Niu Peng
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Agfa; Centre National Du Cinema; Cinexport; Distributors Corporation Of America; Eastman Kodak; Eclair Group; Flach Film; Studio De La Grande Armee; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Amlf; Milestone Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

A young boy is banished to a "reeducation center" during China's Cultural Revolution.

Crew

Regis Allevy

Art Department Assistant

Pierre Bailet

Assistant Editor

Patricia Bales

Publicist

Gilles Balezeaux

Other

Pierre Barboni

Electrician

Sophie Barrat

Other

Mariette Barret

Sculptor

Paul Bastien

Art Department Apprentice

Valerie Bazilier

Costumer

Arnaud Beaute

Sculptor

Eric Becavin

Carpenter

Brigitte Benard

Assistant Editor

Jean-louis Bouchaud

Assistant Director

Sophie Boucher

Production Manager

Christian Bourgois

Assistance

Dominique Bourgois

Assistance

Loys Cappati

Production Manager

Sylvia Carissoli

Makeup

Thomas Chevalier

Set Decorator Assistant

Catherien Choitel

Art Department Apprentice

Paul Choitel

Carpenter

June Chui

Script Supervisor

Patrice Collardelle

Carpenter

Pierre Collodin

Boom Operator

Josette Combes

Assistance

Barbara Coutant

Production Manager

Claude Coutant

Other

Marcel Daudin

Location Manager

Francoise Dautresme

Assistance

Pierre David

Electrician

Chantal Delattre

Editor

Max Descallo

Art Department Apprentice

Patrick Durand

Art Department Assistant

Marie-jose Escolar

Costumer

Catherine Esteve

Art Department Apprentice

Pierre Esteve

Assistance

Joey Fare

Production Manager

Jean Luc Farguier

Associate Producer

Isabelle Fauvel

Associate Producer

Olivier Fay-keller

Production Manager

Jean-pierre Fenie

Sound

Isabelle Filleul

Costumes

Philippe Fleury

Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Georges Freche

Assistance

Jack Gajos

Assistance

Christian Gambiasi

Other

Florence Girette

Other

Alain Gosse

Carpenter

Thierry Guin

Carpenter

Guy Hakim

Art Department Apprentice

Jean-michel Humeau

Director Of Photography

Sylvie Kaptur

Other

Suse Kluge

Art Department Apprentice

Michael Kohn

Art Department Apprentice

Philippe Lafont

Sound Engineer

Xavier Lavant

Production Manager

Thierry Lecuyer

Makeup

Francois Lehr

Assistance

Servanne Lejamtel

Electrician

Marc Lejeune

Crew Member

Catherine Llovera

Other

Jose Madani

Stills

Jean Louis Marquet

Assistance

Christian Marti

Art Direction

Patrice Martineau

1st Assistant Director

Patrice Massida

Art Department Assistant

Annie Maurette

Publicist

Carole Metzner

Sculptor

Marie-france Michel

Casting

Alain Mone

Production Manager

Eric Morille

Casting

Agnes Mourut

Art Department Assistant

Marie Anne Levy Novion

Assistant Editor

Christine Ollie

Other

Jean-luc Ormieres

Producer

Luc Pages

Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Nadine Perront

Translation

Philippe Petignot

Art Department Apprentice

Emanuel Pham Nhu

Props

Francois Pierre

Other

Georges Polonia

Crew Member

Joel Rangon

Sound

Jean Rouch

Technical Advisor

Pascal Ryon

Assistant Editor

Jean-claude Saby

Art Department Assistant

Miguel Sanchez-martin

Camera Assistant

Enrique Santana-aziz

Art Department Apprentice

Raymond Schmidt

Other

Anne France Sion

Assistant Editor

Bertrand Sire

Other

Philippe Sylvain

Props

Philippe Tallon

Publicist

Francois Tille

Other

Tessa Van Hoogstraten

Production Manager

Sabine Vandier

Assistance

Patrick Veg

Assistance

Sebastien Veyrin-forrer

Camera Assistant

Sebastien Veyrin-forrer

Director Of Photography

Raynald Villain

Art Department Apprentice

Bernard Vincent

Art Department Assistant

Claude Vincent

Carpenter (Toulouse)

Chan Kwor Wai

Assistance

Marie Jeanne Wickmans

Sound Effects

Dung Xiong Yang

Coach

Tai Kiu Yukawa

Assistant Editor

Shan Yuan Zhu

Screenwriter

Film Details

Also Known As
China, My Sorrow, Chine, ma douleur, Niu Peng
Genre
Drama
Political
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Agfa; Centre National Du Cinema; Cinexport; Distributors Corporation Of America; Eastman Kodak; Eclair Group; Flach Film; Studio De La Grande Armee; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
Amlf; Milestone Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States August 1989

Released in United States February 4, 1990

Released in United States March 1990

Released in United States May 1989

Released in United States September 1989

Released in United States Winter January 29, 1993

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 14, 15 & 21, 1989.

Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 3-13, 1989.

Shown at Miami Film Festival February 4, 1990.

Shown at New Directors/New Films series New York City March 19 & 20, 1990.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 7 & 9, 1989.

Feature directorial debut for Dai Sijie. Film was shot entirely in the French countryside with nonprofessional immigrant actors.

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30 - May 13, 1990.)

Released in United States Winter January 29, 1993

Released in United States February 4, 1990 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 4, 1990.)

Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 14, 15 & 21, 1989.)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 3-13, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 7 & 9, 1989.)

Released in United States March 1990 (Shown at New Directors/New Films series New York City March 19 & 20, 1990.)