Bloody Morning (1992)
Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.
Director: Li Shaohong
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Zhaohui Gong as 张强国 |
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Hu Yajie as 李明光 |
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Lu Hui as 林长 |
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Wong Kwong-Kuen as 调查员 |
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Yan Xie as 李狗娃 |
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Zhao Jun as 李平娃 |
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Kong Lin as 李红杏 |
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Ju Xingmao as 满意 |
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Miao Miao as 崔永芳 |
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Linlang Ye as 盆嫂 |
| Directing | Li Shaohong | Director |
| Writing | Gabriel García Márquez | Writer |
| Writing | Li Shaohong | Writer |
| Camera | Zeng Nianping | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Cui Jiajun | Writer |
| Sound | Ling Wu | Original Music Composer |
