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Yellow Earth

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Yellow Earth

1984 · 89 min · China · Mandarin

Yellow Earth (1984) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.1/10 on IMDb from 2,817 votes. Updated 2026-10-27

55.2GRM score

★ 7.1IMDb · 3k

A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.

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Gu Quing - The Soldier

Cuiqiao - The Girl

Hanhan - The Boy

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