Bloody Morning
7.4
Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.
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Cast
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Zhaohui Gong
张强国
Also in
梦开始的地方
贻笑大方
Hu Yajie
李明光
Also in
Autumn Cicada
The Spring Festival
Gabriel García Márquez
Also in
Chile: A General Record
There Are No Thieves in This Village
Li Shaohong
Also in
Everybody Stand By
Nianping Zeng
Lu Hui
林长
No other roles listed
Wong Kwong-Kuen
调查员
Known for
Shaolin Temple
Xiao Mao
Yan Xie
李狗娃
Also in
Old Well
The Great Triumph
Zhao Jun
李平娃
Known for
Blind Shaft
Kong Lin
李红杏
Known for
Go Go Squid!
Raise the Red Lantern
Ju Xingmao
满意
Also in
Arrows on the Bowstring
My Chinese Chic Boutique
Li Shaohong Director · Gabriel García Márquez Writer Cui Jiajun Writer
First release January 1, 1992 · Produced in China · Original title 血色清晨
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
血色清晨
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · January 1, 1992
Nantes Three Continents Festival
China · May 5, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
March 20, 1998
South Korea
April 10, 1993 · Theatrical
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