Is Red Sorghum one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Red Sorghum violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Red Sorghum scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Red Sorghum easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Red Sorghum end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Red Sorghum

Name: Red Sorghum
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gong Li, Jiang Wen, Teng Rujun, Liu Ji, Qian Ming

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Produced by Xi'an Film Studio

198891 min7.2 / 10

A lyrical, sensual epic about love and community forged in a rural sorghum winery that transforms into an act of resistance against Japanese occupation.

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Stories Historical Forbidden Romance East Asian History & Culture Rural Countryside Setting Murder And Assassination

Genres

Drama Romance History

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Rural Area Distillery 1940s Japanese Occupation Of China War Crime

Questions people ask

Is Red Sorghum one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.
Is Red Sorghum sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Red Sorghum violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Red Sorghum scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Red Sorghum easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Red Sorghum end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.