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Breaking with Old Ideas (1975)
Directed by Li Wenhua
Overview
The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school’s more conservative elements. In the film’s climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Zhenqing Guo | Suya Wang | Xiying Wen | Cunzhuang Ge | Zheng Zhang | Xu Zhan | Hou Guan-Qun | Wu Jing | Jian Li | Senguan Zhou | Li Liansheng | Antai Liu | Lie Bao | Qitian Yang | Li Lao | Hong Xiang | 李世江