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Xu Mao and His Daughters 1981 Directed by Li Jun 许茂和他的女儿们 八一版

Based on Zhou Keqin's excellent novel, Xu Mao and His Daughters weaves a story about the life and sufferings of Xu Mao, an aging peasant and his four daughters in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. They struggle to make ends meet since his wife's death. Preoccupied with worries, he loses touch with his maturing daughters. It takes the stubborn but kindly intervention of a woman making a governmental inspection tour to cause father and daughters to appreciate their loving family.

Country China
Production Country China
Language Mandarin
Spoken Language Mandarin
Gnere Drama
Production Company August 1st Film Studio
Release Date 7 August 1981
89 mins
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Jia Liu 许茂
Wang Fuli 四姑娘
Siqin Gaowa 三姑娘
Zhao Na 九姑娘
Zhou Hong 七姑娘
Tian Hua 颜少春
Feng Enhe 金东水
Xu Guangming 郑百如
Li Cun 龙庆
Hui Wang 罗祖华
Junquan Wu 齐明江
Yi Liu 长秀
Shi Yan 郑百香
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