Under the Hawthorn Tree
Seen it?2010 | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Zhang Yimou
- Zhou DongyuJing
- Shawn DouSun
- Xi MeijuanJing's Mother
- Li XuejianMr.Zhang
- Cheng TaishenMr.Luo
- Sa RinaAuntie
- Lü LipingWei's Mother
- Jiang RuijiaWei
- Yu XinboLin
- Yi XinyunFang