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Platform

Where:

Shanxi Province

When:

The 1970s The 1980s

The movie is set in the remote Chinese province of Fenyang, and spans the turbulent 1980s by following four performers in the state-run Peasant Culture Group. We see the group evolve from workers that are restricted to approved revolutionary classics that praise Chairman Mao, through performance of Western classics, after China adopts an 'open door' policy, and the effects on their lives.

Released in 2001 — 155 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Mandarin