| Red Sorghum | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅高粱 |
| Simplified Chinese | 红高粱 |
| Literal meaning | red sorghum |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hóng gāoliáng |
| Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
| Written by | Chen Jianyu Zhu Wei |
| Based on | Red Sorghum Clan by Mo Yan |
| Produced by | Wu Tianming |
| Starring | Gong Li Jiang Wen Teng Rujun |
| Cinematography | Gu Changwei |
| Music by | Zhao Jiping |
Production company | Xi'an Film Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | 40 million tickets (China) |
Red Sorghum is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working in a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the first two parts of the novel Red Sorghum by Nobel laureate Mo Yan.
The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film won the Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film Festival.