3 Movies Starring Shawn Dou

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-16

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1677 Reviews)

Director:

Yimou Zhang

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Ai Mi (novel)

Lichuan Yin (screenplay)

Xiaobai Gu (screenplay)

Mei Ah (screenplay)

Fullplot:

"Under the Hawthorn Tree" tells the story of Jing, a naive city schoolgirl to be transferred to a remote village for "re-education" during the Cultural Revolution. In China's heavens reigns one solitary God, Mao. Jing's father has been jailed for "rightist" and her mother struggles to feed her three children. Jing knows that both their future and the welfare of her family depend, in view of the authorities, on their good behavior. A small error would be enough to ruin their lives. But Jing's prudent and peaceful existence is disrupted when she condescends to the attentions of Sun, the charming son of an elite military member. Due to the social gap separating them, a romance between them is unthinkable; even more so, dangerous. But the attraction is mutual, powerful and undeniable. Jing tries to resist, but Sun chases her politely, even after she is back to her native city. Love between the two blossoms. It is a pure, passionate and secret love. No one should know, still less her mother. Suddenly, Sun disappears. When he returns, Jing realizes that something has changed. She should review her ideas about love, honor and loyalty, before deciding in what to believe really. Their lives never will again be the same.

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-09-27

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

China, South Korea, Singapore

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1385 Reviews)

Director:

Jin-ho Hur

Cast:

Writer:

Choderlos de Laclos (novel)

Geling Yan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In Shanghai, an aging socialite's infatuation with her ex-boyfriend manifests itself as a risky game, where her former lover agrees to seduce, then abandon a naive young woman.

Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-11

Languages:

Mandarin, Mongolian

Countries:

China, France

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1530 Reviews)

Genres:

Adventure

Cast:

Writer:

Jiang Rong (novel)

Jean-Jacques Annaud (screenplay)

John Collee (screenplay)

Alain Godard (screenplay)

Lu Wei (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1967, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

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