Old Well (film)

Old Well
DVD cover
Directed by	Wu Tianming
Written by	Zheng Yi
Starring	Zhang Yimou Liang Yujin Niu Xingli Lü Liping
Music by	Xu Youfu
Cinematography	Zhang Yimou Chen Wangcai
Release dates	1986
Running time	130 min.
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Old Well (Chinese: 老井; pinyin: lǎo jǐng) is a 1986 Chinese film about a village worker's effort of digging a well in his water-starved hometown located in northwest China and his affairs with his old girlfriend. It is produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming, starring Zhang Yimou and Liang Yujin.

The film won the 8th Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture in 1988.

External links

Old Well at the Internet Movie Database
Old Well at AllMovie
Old Well from the Chinese Movie Database

Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix winners

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