Cinematic background from Red Sorghum 1988 - An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

Red Sorghum

1988

Drama, History, Romance

Directors:
Yimou Zhang
Writers:
Yan Mo, Jianyu Chen, Wei Zhu
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Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people walking through a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of a wall with shadows on the wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men in a field with a bunch of horses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head and a bald head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person standing on a dirt field near a rock formation; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A red flag flying on top of an arch in front of mountains; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing next to barrels on a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman and a child in bathing suits sit on steps in front of a fountain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing on top of a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing around a fire; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A shirtless man in front of a fire; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting in a room holding a knife; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red shirt is looking down; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman is looking down at her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other holding bowls; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting in front of a turkey on top of a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two asian men are posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman wearing a pink shirt and a pair of gold earrings; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a tan shirt holding a sword in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men sitting in the dirt; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young girl in a red dress in the grass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man holding a gun next to another man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman is holding a large bowl in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman's face in a red light; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing around a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman with long black hair wearing a red dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting in front of a bowl of food and holding chopsticks in his mouth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman wearing a white shirt and a pair of dangling earrings; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A large group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a tan shirt is staring straight ahead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head is speaking into a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in the dirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other holding bowls; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two people on a horse in the desert at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person standing on top of a dirt hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a pink shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a red jacket is lying on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man is in a clay pot with a stick in it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person walking across a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman is holding a plate in front of her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other on a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman holding an apple in her hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing in front of a large crowd; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman standing in a field of corn; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a bald head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two people sitting at a table in front of a bunch of pots; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting at a table in front of a large amount of meat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man sitting on the ground looking down at a pair of scissors; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting on the ground with no shirt on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A bald man with a shaved head is standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a red room with his face covered in red paint; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young girl sleeping on the ground with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman smiles brightly while standing outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person with a bun and a hair clip in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of shirtless men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young asian woman in a red shirt looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a yellow shirt is standing in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A bald man with a shaved head and no hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two people standing in a field of tall grass; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men are fighting with wooden sticks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man in a brown robe standing in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing around in the dirt; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting on the ground playing a flute; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men sitting around a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman walking down a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a child standing next to a dead body on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man is being whipped by two other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A little boy with a shaved head is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing on top of a rock formation; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with no shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men holding a large log in front of an army truck; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two women are standing in front of a field of tall grass; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two men sitting on the ground in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with no shirt standing next to another man in an army uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a child are standing in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman smiles for the camera in front of a stone wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two men in military uniforms are standing next to each other in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing on top of a dirt hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person with their eyes closed; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Red Sorghum” (1988), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a pink shirt standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle