
Due to lean years and the poverty that followed, Farmer Wang moved to Shanghai with his wife, daughter and younger brother. The whole family got a job at a tobacco factory, where they earned mere pennies, which they barely had enough to live on.

Is this for you? If you want a light, breezy night at the movies, look elsewhere. Xiang Cao Mei Ren is a punch to the gut that doesn't let up. It’s for the folks who like their history raw and don't mind a film that feels like it’s been through a blender, which, given the heavy censorship it faced in 1933, it literally...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is this for you? If you want a light, breezy night at the movies, look elsewhere. Xiang Cao Mei Ren is a punch to the gut that doesn't let up. It’s for the folks who like their history raw and don't mind a film that feels like it’s been through a blender, which, given the heavy censorship it faced in 1933, it literally has. The story follows Farmer Wang and his kin as they trade rural poverty for urban survival in a Shanghai tobacco factory. It’s the kind of setup where you know from the first ..."
Peizhen Xia
Shen Hong, Wenyuan Ma
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