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To Live
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To Live is a 1994 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. The screenplay was written by Yu Hua, based on his work of the same name. The cast includes Ge You, Gong Li, Niu Ben, and Guo Tao. The film was produced by Shanghai Film Studio and Era International Ltd. It was distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and Netflix.
The movie originates from China and Hong Kong, with Mandarin as its original language. It has a runtime of 133 minutes. The narrative is set in China and addresses themes such as the cultural revolution, gambling, and child abuse. The film received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Critical reception includes a review score of 8.2 out of 10 and an 87% rating. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3 and a TMDb vote average of 8.066. The film was released in various dates throughout 1994, including July 28 and May 18. It was distributed via video on demand and providers such as FilmBox+. Its box office gross was 2,332,728.
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Film · TMDB
8.1Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
Cast
- Ge You as Xu Fugui
- Gong Li as Xu Jiazhen
- Niu Ben as Town Chief
- Guo Tao as Chunsheng
- Jiang Wu as Wan Erxi
- Ni Dahong as Long'er
Themes
- child abuse
- china
- gambling
- gambling debt
- cultural revolution
- chinese civil war
- shadow puppet
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Mandarin
- Based on
- To Live
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Cast member
- Jiang Wu
- Composer
- Zhao Jiping
- Cinematographer
- Lü Yue
- Narrative location
- China
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 466295
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-11-18
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- 活着
- review score
- 87%
- box office
- 2332728
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