China Synopsis
黄土地
“After tradition… comes revolution.”
A Communist soldier is sent to the countryside to collect folk songs for the Communist Revolution. There he stays with a peasant family and learns that the happy songs he was sent to collect do not exist; the songs he finds are about hardship and suffering. He returns to the army, but promises to come back for the young girl, Cuiqiao, who has been spellbound by his talk of the freedom women have under Communist rule and who wants to join the Communist Army.
The 1983–1985 China Window
6 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Yellow Earth sits at position #5.
Other Titles From Guangxi Film Studio
The 1980s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yellow Earth premiered. 23 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #279 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #181 of 547 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Guangxi Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | August 19, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087433 |