Breaking with Old Ideas
6.5
The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements. In the film's climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.
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Cast
30 people
Zhenqing Guo
Long Guozheng
Also in
Guerrillas on the Plain
The Changed World
Wang Suya
Li Jinfeng
Also in
The True Story of Ah Q
Five Golden Flowers
Wenhua Li
Li Wenhua
Chao Chun
Wen Xiying
Deputy Secretary Tang
Also in
Struggle in the Desert
鄂尔多斯风暴
Jie Zhou
Chiu Chun
Ge Cunzhuang
Sun Ziqing
Known for
Once Upon a Time in China III
Zhou Jie
Xiying Wen
Deputy Secretary Tang
Zhang Zheng
Old Representative
Also in
Daughters of China
Li Wenhua Director · Chiu Chun Screenplay Jie Zhou Writer
United States release October 13, 1977 · Produced in China · Original title 决裂
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
决裂
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · January 1, 1975
Theatrical
United States · October 13, 1977
New York City, New York
Germany
June 27, 1976 · Berlin International Film Festival
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