Xu Mao and His Daughters

(1981)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1981

Runtime: 89 мин

Country: China

Director: Li Jun

Cast: Jia Liu, 王馥荔, 斯琴高娃, Zhao Na, Zhou Hong, Tian Hua, 冯恩鹤, Xu Guangming, Li Cun, Hui Wang

Plot

Based on Zhou Keqin's excellent novel, Xu Mao and His Daughters weaves a story about the life and sufferings of Xu Mao, an aging peasant and his four daughters in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. They struggle to make ends meet since his wife's death. Preoccupied with worries, he loses touch with his maturing daughters. It takes the stubborn but kindly intervention of a woman making a governmental inspection tour to cause father and daughters to appreciate their loving family.