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Xu Mao and His Daughters

Xu Mao and His Daughters

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 7, 1981

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

许茂和他的女儿们 八一版

Production Companies

August 1st Film Studio

Director

Li Jun

Description

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.