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Life (1984)

Original title: 人生

1984-01-01 · 2h 32m · ZH
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Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. By a vivid description of the frustrated life story of Gao Jialin, a high school graduate who is first dismissed from teaching post and then enrolled as a journalist in the city and finally dismissed from the post and become a farmer again, this movie presents the young man as a serious issue of how to deal with their life.

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Wu TianmingDirectorYao LuWriter

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Zhou LijingZhou LijingWu YufangWu YufangGao BaochengGao BaochengLi XiaoliLi XiaoliChen XuegangChen XuegangZhongyi YuZhongyi YuXue JiansheXue JiansheXue BaiXue Bai

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What is Life about?

Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. By a vivid description of the frustrated life story of Gao Jialin, a high school graduate who is first dismissed from teaching post and then enrolled as a journalist in the city and finally dismissed from the post and become a farmer again, this movie presents the young man as a serious issue of how to deal with their life.

How long is Life?

Life has a runtime of 152 minutes.