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The Road Home (2000)
Wo de fu qin mu qin (original title)

U 89 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   6 July 2000 (Australia)
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Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.

Director:

Yimou Zhang

Writers:

Shi Bao (novel), Shi Bao (screenplay)

Stars:

Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun and Hao Zheng
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Cast

Cast overview:
Ziyi Zhang ...
Zhao Di, Young (as Zhang Ziyi)
Honglei Sun Honglei Sun ...
Luo Yusheng (as Sun Honglei)
Hao Zheng Hao Zheng ...
Luo Changyu (as Zheng Hao)
Yulian Zhao Yulian Zhao ...
Zhao Di, Old (as Zhao Yulian)
Bin Li Bin Li ...
Grandmother
Guifa Chang Guifa Chang ...
Mayor, Old
Wencheng Sung Wencheng Sung ...
Mayor
Qi Liu Qi Liu ...
Carpenter Xia, Old
Bo Ji Bo Ji ...
Carpenter Xia
Zhongxi Zhang Zhongxi Zhang ...
Crockery Repairman
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Storyline

City businessman Luo Yusheng returns to his home village in North China for the funeral of his father, the village teacher. He finds his elderly mother insisting that all the traditional burial customs be observed, despite the fact that times have changed so much, and that it involves many people carrying his father's body back to the village - the road home. As Yusheng debates the complications involved in organising such a big feat, he remembers the magical story of how his father and mother first met and got together. Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Village | Burial | Teacher | Death | Funeral  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Classics [United States] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El camino a casa See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$75,368 (USA) (27 May 2001) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$1,280,090 (USA) (28 October 2001)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Guangxi Film Studio See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Filmmaker Yimou Zhang has said that this film was his tribute to and heavily influenced by the work of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. See more »

Quotes

Zhao Di, Young: I'll be waiting for you.
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References Titanic (1997) See more »