''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese

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directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping."Mountain Cry (2015)"
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Synopsis

Set in a remote village, the story begins with the sudden death of a husband and father whose family is new to the village's tight-knit traditional community. In the aftermath of that tragic event, the villagers come to know and understand the man's widow, a mysterious mute with a story to tell and the power to tell it wordlessly.

Cast

*Lang Yueting as Hong Xia *Wang Ziyi as Han Chong *Cheng Taishen *Yu Ailei as La Hong *Guo Jin *Xu Caigen as Qi Liu *Zhao Chendong *Li Siying

Production

Production started in early October 2014 and

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will take place in

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Release

The film was the closing film at the

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Reception

Critical response

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'' called the film a "forceful small-town melodrama

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offers a sweeping indictment of human vindictiveness."

References

External links

* 2015 drama films 2015 films Chinese drama films Films based on Chinese novels Films shot in Shanxi Films set in the 1980s Films directed by Larry Yang {{China-film-stub