White Deer Plain | |
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Directed by | Wang Quan'an |
Screenplay by | Wang Quan'an |
Based on | White Deer Plain by Chen Zhongshi |
Produced by | Zhang Xiaoke |
Starring | Zhang Fengyi |
Cinematography | Lutz Reitemeier |
Release date |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
White Deer Plain (Chinese: 白鹿原; pinyin: Bái Lù Yuán) is a 2011 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Quan'an and based on the novel of the same name by Chen Zhongshi. The film competed in competition for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival,[1] where Lutz Reitemeier was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Photography).[2]
The film focuses primarily on Bai Juaxian, his son Xiaowen and Hei Wa up to the point of the war with Japan. Many of the other characters in the novel are not mentioned.