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A Tale of Two Donkeys

A Tale of Two Donkeys

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 13, 2009

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

User Score

65%

Original Title

走着瞧

Production Companies

北京天寰新宇国际传媒有限公司

Director

Dawei Li

Description

An involving, beautifully modulated yarn about a young intellectual's "war" with two equines in a mountain village during the Cultural Revolution. A young student, Ma Jie, who is sent to a tiny Beigao village in Shanxi Province and has the mundane task of watching over livestock during the Great Cultural Revolution. Surrounded only by the extreme boredom, he initiates a war against two donkeys. What ensues as a result, is an impressive feature debut by director Li Dawei who manages to infuse a believable quirky and black humorous universe within a realistically grim setting.