Evening Rain

1980 [CHINESE]

Drama

3
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 174 174

gang of four

Plot summary

At the tail end of the Cultural Revolution, Qiu Shi, a poet who has been in prison for six years, is transferred elsewhere by boat under the guard of two officers. During transit, he meets a series of passengers, who have also faced hardships in recent times.

Director

Yigong Wu Photo
Yigong Wu

Top cast

Lin Shi Photo
Lin Shi as Guan Shengxuan
Weihui Mao Photo
Weihui Mao as Xiao Juangzi
Ming Zhang Photo
Ming Zhang as Xinghua
Zhiyu Li Photo
Zhiyu Li as Qiushi
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
768.68 MB
960*720
Chinese 2.0
NR
cn  
24 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 7
1.39 GB
1440*1080
Chinese 2.0
NR
cn  
24 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by arthur_tafero 8 / 10

Cultural Revolution Revisited - Ba Shan Ye Yu (Evening Rain)

This Chinese film would not have been made only a few years prior to its release in 1980. The reason it survived was because Deng Xiaoping had succeeded Mao, and had begun the economic reforms that made China recover from the Cultural Revolution, which was an economic disaster of monstrous proportions. The film depicts the memories of a Chinese poet who lives through the Cultural Revolution and its arbitrary rules and restrictions.It is really interesting to see the awakening of the natural capitalistic instincts of the Chinese people at the end of this repressive era and the beginning of the opening up of China with One Party, Two Systems (Capitalism and Socialism). The start of SEZs (Special Economic Zones) during this period, further opened up China to the rest of the world. The acting is heartfelt, as is the direction and the music. If you want to understand China better, you really should see this film.
Reviewed by zzmale 10 / 10

Excellent movie that is forgotten in the rapid economic growth

The literal translation of the title of this film is: Night Rain of Mount Ba.Ba Mountain range is at the eastern part of the Si-Chuan province, the most populous province in China and it suffered greatly in the era of Cultural Revolution. This movie is a masterpiece of introspection on Cultural Revolution and a pioneer of reforms, but it is forgotten in the rapid economic expansion because what this movie criticized and advocated had already accomplished in the reforms. However, the movie still had its place consider the time it was made, in the early era of reform.
Reviewed by stratmann_sg 10 / 10

Night boat to Wuhan - eight strangers meet when they have to share a cabin.

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