Bloody Morning
血色清晨
Directed by Li Shaohong (李少红)
- Year
- 1990
- Genre
- Thriller
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Topic
- Justice
- Mood
- Lingering
- Language
- Mandarin
Still
Synopsis
Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.
Main Cast
Zhaohui Gong张强国
Hu Yajie李明光LHLu Hui林长
WKWong Kwong-Kuen调查员
Yan Xie李狗娃
Zhao Jun李平娃
Kong Lin李红杏
Ju Xingmao满意
