Ju Dou
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A young man falls in love with his impotent uncle's abused wife, and their secret affair produces a child whose true parentage threatens everyone's survival in rural China.
Why watch: The first Chinese film nominated for an Oscar. China banned it, then tried to block the nomination.
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Cast
Gong Li as Ju Dou
Li Wei as Yang Jinshan
Li Baotian as Yang Tianqing
Niu Xingli as Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Jia Zhaoji as Er Laizi
Zhang Yi as Young Tianbai
Ji-an Zheng as Teenage Tianbai
Ma Chong
Cong Zhijun
Jia Jin
Yang Qianbin
Wu Bin
Crew
Zhang Yimou — Director
Liu Heng — Writer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma — Producer
Wenze Zhang — Producer
Hu Jian — Producer
Gu Changwei — Director of Photography
Lun Yang — Director of Photography
Du Yuan — Editor
Cao Juiping — Production Design
Xia Rujin — Production Design
Zhi-an Zhang — Costume Design
Ru-jin Xia — Original Music Composer
Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer
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