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A Tale of Two Donkeys(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-05-13
69%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
An involving, beautifully modulated yarn about a young intellectual's "war" with two equines in a mountain village during the Cultural Revolution. A young student, Ma Jie, who is sent to a tiny Beigao village in Shanxi Province and has the mundane task of watching over livestock during the Great Cultural Revolution. Surrounded only by the extreme boredom, he initiates a war against two donkeys. What ensues as a result, is an impressive feature debut by director Li Dawei who manages to infuse a believable quirky and black humorous universe within a realistically grim setting.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China
ProductionCompanies:
北京天寰新宇国际传媒有限公司
Movie: A Tale of Two Donkeys
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Ma Jie
Bai Jing
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Overview
An involving, beautifully modulated yarn about a young intellectual's "war" with two equines in a mountain village during the Cultural Revolution. A young student, Ma Jie, who is sent to a tiny Beigao village in Shanxi Province and has the mundane task of watching over livestock during the Great Cultural Revolution. Surrounded only by the extreme boredom, he initiates a war against two donkeys. What ensues as a result, is an impressive feature debut by director Li Dawei who manages to infuse a believable quirky and black humorous universe within a realistically grim setting.
Release Date
2009-05-13
Average
6.9
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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