Black Snow

Black Snow (1990)

本命年

A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.

Date of release
1990-04-13
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Director
Xie Fei

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 4. Including: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture

Black Snow is a 1990 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Fei. It was written and adapted from a novel by Liu Heng. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. Although the English film title follows the original name of the novel, the Chinese film title 本命年 běnmìngnián means the year when someone is aged 12, 24, 36, and so on when the Twelve Terrestrial Branches come round again.

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