Movielogr
Xu Mao and His Daughters (1981)
Directed by Jun Li
Overview
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.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Liu Jia | Fuli Wang | Siqin Gaowa | Zhao Na | Hong Zhou | Hua Tian | Enhe Feng | Xu Guangming | Li Cun | Hui Wang | Junquan Wu | Yi Liu | Shi Yan