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Falling Flowers

Original title: Xiao Hong
2012 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Huo Jianqi · China · Contemporary Asian Cinema
Drama

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Cast

Jia Song Jue Huang Renjun Wang Bo Zhang Chao Wu Yiling Li

Credits

Written by: Xiaowei Su

Plot

While bombs destroy 1941 Hong Kong, Xiao Hong lays ill in a nearly abandoned hospital recounting her short life to an admirer. Falling Flowers is the story of China’s Xiao Hong, a writer who is torn apart by societal expectations of women, fickle lovers, and her own complex needs.

Sinekatalog’s take

A literary biopic of a Chinese woman writer, ill in a hospital during wartime and recalling a life torn by expectations and fickle loves. It is wistful and lyrical. Moving for those fond of period biographies of artists.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (85 votes)
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