Sunflower (2005)

Relationship between father and son on a background of Maoist regime in China in the mid-20th century. The father, a painter by profession, interned in a labor camp for "re-education" and loses his ability to paint. he teaches his son to draw, but does so obsessively. The convoluted relationship between father and son that spread over the period of childhood, adolescence and maturity of the son are being resolved in a surprising and sensitive way.

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Summary Details
Domestic DistributorNew Yorker Films
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Domestic Opening$4,195
Earliest Release DateFebruary 22, 2007 (Malaysia)
Running Time2 hr 9 min
GenresDrama Romance
FilmmakersRole
Yang Zhang Director
Shangjun Cai Writer
Xin Huo Writer
Yang Zhang Writer
Sanping Han Producer
Peter Loehr Producer
Hai Lin Composer
Jong Lin Cinematographer
Hongyu Yang Editor
Bin An Production Designer
Xin Ming Huang Production Designer
CastRole
Joan Chen
Zhang Xiuqing
Zhang Fan
Zhang Xiangyang - 9 years old
Ge Gao
Zhang Xiangyang - 19 years old
Bin Li
Xiao Ji Shi