Hong yan = Dam Street / Laurel Films presents with the support of the Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministry of Culture and Communication (CNC), Ministry of the Foreign Affairs (France) [and Rosem Films] ; produced by Fang Li ; script by Li Yu and Fang Li ; directed by Li Yu.

During a time of rigid moral code in China, a sixteen year old girl living in a small riverside town discovers she is pregnant. The community is stunned, her family loses face and she and her boyfriend are expelled from their school. In the aftermath, her boyfriend leaves her and she is forced to pu...

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Corporate Authors: Laurel Films (Firm)
Fonds Sud cinéma
France. Ministère de la culture et de la communication
France. Ministère des affaires étrangères
Rosem Films (Firm)
First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Fang, Li
Li, Yu, 1973-
Yi, Liu
Hung, Xingrao
Li, Kechun, 1958-
Wang, Yizhu
Language:Chinese
Sichuan Yi
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Mandarin and Sichuan dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : First Run Features, [2008]
Series:Global lens collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Teenage pregnancy > China > Drama.
Singers > China > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > China > Drama.
Marriage proposals > China > Drama.
China > Drama.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Foreign films > China.
Genre:
Drama.
Motion pictures, Chinese.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Foreign films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Dam Street. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
During a time of rigid moral code in China, a sixteen year old girl living in a small riverside town discovers she is pregnant. The community is stunned, her family loses face and she and her boyfriend are expelled from their school. In the aftermath, her boyfriend leaves her and she is forced to put her child up for adoption. Ten years later, she is working as a singer in a local song and dance troupe. Her only friend is a young boy who protects her from the critical eyes of the community. A marriage proposal probes the limits of their friendship and the depth of her unresolved past.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Discussion guide including director's notes, about China, historical background and biographies.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR2 D0094575 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Wang Wei ; editor, Karl Riedl ; music by Liu Sijun, Dong Wei.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Liu Yi, Hung Xingrao, Li Kechun, Wang Yizhu.