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Sunflower

2005 · 129 min · Director: Zhang Yang

Sunflower (2005) is a romance, directed by Zhang Yang. It stars Joan Chen and Gao Ge. The 129-minute film holds an audience score of 6.1/10.

What Sunflower Is About

Thirty years of one family in Beijing are told through the tension between a father and a son. Nine year old Xiangyang is a happy, unsupervised boy in the lanes when his father, away for years, comes home with a single idea in his head: his son will be a painter. The boy is made to draw every day and resists it, and in the years that follow neither of them manages to make peace or to say anything to the other. The account keeps China’s changing years in the background and tells fatherhood without softening it. Joan Chen appears in Zhang Yang’s hundred and twenty nine minute Chinese film; it was completed in 2005.

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What is Sunflower about?

Thirty years of one family in Beijing are told through the tension between a father and a son. Nine year old Xiangyang is a happy, unsupervised boy in the lanes when his father, away for years, comes home with a single idea in his head: his son will be a painter.

Where can I watch Sunflower?

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How long is Sunflower?

Sunflower runs for 129 minutes (2h 9m).

When did Sunflower come out?

Sunflower was released in 2005.

Who directed Sunflower?

Sunflower was directed by Zhang Yang.

Who stars in Sunflower?

Sunflower stars Joan Chen, Gao Ge, Wang Haidi, Liang Jing.

What is Sunflower's rating?

Sunflower holds 7.2/10 on IMDb and 6.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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