Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Yellow Earth violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Yellow Earth easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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 Yellow Earth scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Does Yellow Earth 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.

Yellow Earth

Name: Yellow Earth
Genre: Drama, Music, History
Released: 1984
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Xue Bai, Wang Xueqi, Tuo Tan, Quiang Liu

After tradition… comes revolution.

Directed by Chen Kaige

Produced by 广西电影制片厂

198491 min7.2 / 10

A meditative historical drama about ideological collision and human connection, where a communist soldier's encounter with a traditional peasant community becomes a quiet reckoning with competing ways of life.

A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.

Clusters

Reflective Life Stories Bittersweet Family Stories Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness East Asian History & Culture Family and Class Legacy

Genres

Drama Music History

Keywords

Tradition Peasant Arranged Marriage Folk Music Folk Singer Military Chinese Communism Drought Communist Party 1930s

Questions people ask

Is Yellow Earth sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Yellow Earth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Yellow Earth easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Is Yellow Earth scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Yellow Earth 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.

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