Rickshaw Boy (film)
| Rickshaw Boy | |
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| 骆驼祥子 | |
| Directed by | Ling Zifeng |
| Based on | Rickshaw Boy by Lao She |
| Starring |
Siqin Gaowa Zhang Fengyi |
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Release date
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1982 (China), October 1983 (Chicago International Film Festival) |
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Running time
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123 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Rickshaw Boy (Chinese: 骆驼祥子) is a 1982 Chinese movie directed by Ling Zifeng, based upon the novel of the same name by Lao She. The film stars Siqin Gaowa, who won a Golden Rooster for her performance, and Zhang Fengyi.
Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.
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