The Road Home
Original title: Wo de fu qin mu qin
“An unforgettable journey into the realm of the heart.”
1999 · 1 h 29 min
Directed by 
Zhang Yimou
Zhang YimouCast
Zhang Ziyi
Credits
Written by: Shi Bao
Plot
A love story from the past.
Sinekatalog’s take
Zhang Yimou's tender love story, told in sunlit colour flashbacks, features Zhang Ziyi's debut. Simple, folk-tale-like and sentimental, it is a lovely, touching tribute to enduring love.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (14,609 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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