Ein blutroter Morgen - Xuese qing chen
The young teacher Li Mingguang is to be murdered in the north of China because of having taken the virginity from the young girl Li Pingwa. The whole family wants to take revenge on him for that, even the whole village.
Critical of society, the film is about the backgrounds origin of the deed. This is shown through the inquiries on the part of the prosecution, the conversations between the villagers and the social structures of the place.
Festivals & awards
Grosser Preis am Festival von Nantes 1992
Grosser Preis in Fribourg, 1993.
Credits
Original Title
Ein blutroter Morgen - Xuese qing chen
Title
Ein blutroter Morgen - Xuese qing chen
Directed by
Shaohong Li
Country
China
Year
1990
Screenplay
Li Shaohong, Xiao Mao
Film Editing
Zhou Xinhxia, Liu Xiaojing
Soundtrack
Meng Weidong
Cinematography
Zeng Nianping
Production
Peking Film Studio, China
Formats
35mm
Runtime
100 min.
Language
Mandarin/d/f
Cast
Hu Yajie (Lehrer Li Mingguang), Zhao Jun (Li Pingwa), Xie Xan (Li Gouwa, Li Pingwas Bruder), Kong Lin (Li Hongxieng), Lu Hui (Dorfvorsteher), Wang Guangquan (Ermittler)