Old Well
7.2
A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.
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Cast
16 people
Zhang Yimou
孙旺泉
Known for
Keep Cool
Red Sorghum
Lü Liping
段喜凤
Known for
24 City
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Yujing Liang
Zhao, Qiaoying
Yi Zheng
Wu Tianming
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Full Circle
Niu Xingli
万水爷
Known for
Ju Dou
Yuqing Liao
Gang Yang
Ding Weimin
三婶
Known for
Raise the Red Lantern
Wangcai Chen
Yan Xie
孙旺才
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The Great Triumph
Bloody Morning
Youfu Xu
Wu Tianming Director · 郑义 Writer Xu Youfu Composer
United States release April 4, 2024 · Produced in China · Original title 老井
Production
Xi'an Film Studio
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
老井
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · June 22, 1986
Limited theatrical · Shanghai International Film Festival
United States · April 4, 2024
Physical
China
April 22, 2023 · Limited theatrical · 4K restored version, Beijing International Film Festival
April 4, 2024 · Physical
Japan
September 25, 1987 · Premiere · Tokyo
November 21, 1987 · Theatrical
February 21, 2004 · Physical · DVD premiere
Sweden
January 25, 1991 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
April 28, 2006 · Physical
November 22, 2006 · Physical
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