Coming Home
2014 · Movie · PG-13 · 111 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics
Set during and after the Cultural Revolution, this drama follows a couple torn apart by political imprisonment. When the husband finally returns, he finds home changed in painful ways, and their family must navigate memory loss, guilt, and the quiet persistence of love.
Also known as The Criminal Lu Yanshi
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Details
- Original title
- 归来
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-05-16
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (206 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a patient, emotional love story shaped by history, in the vein of Under the Hawthorn Tree or Return to Dust; Not for you if you dislike slow, sorrowful dramas.
Pros: deeply moving story; powerful performances; tender emotional core | Cons: very slow pace; relentlessly sad tone; repetitive for some
Themes
- arranged marriage
- labor camp
Cast & crew
Gong Li
as Feng Wanyu
Chen Daoming
as Lu Yanshi
Zhang Huiwen
as Dandan
Guo Tao
as Director of the Propaganda Work Team
Liu Peiqi
as Comrade Liu
Zu Feng
as Instructor Dong
Yan Ni
as Director Li
Xin Baiqing
as Ballet Headmaster
Zhang Jiayi
as Doctor Dai
Chen Xiaoyi
as Gong Suzhen
Directed by Zhang Yimou