Sun and Man
太阳和人
Synopsis
With the birth of New China, a husband-and-wife pair of Overseas Chinese painters resolve to return to the embrace of their motherland, and their child is born under the five-starred red flag. But these Overseas Chinese patriots are persecuted in various political campaigns and their daughter subject to discrimination from childhood. The male lead freezes to death as a fugitive and draws a giant question mark in the snow before dying. The daughter emigrates following the Cultural Revolution; when her relatives try to stop her, she says: "You love the motherland, but does the motherland love you?" Based on a script by Bai Hua, SUN AND MAN was completed in 1981 but permanently shelved following high-level criticism and a public campaign against its "anti-Party" character. The film is said to survive in the studio archive but has never been publicly screened. A Taiwanese adaptation of the script (with some modifications) was released in 1982 under the English title PORTRAIT OF A FANATIC.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Peng Ning
- Screenplay & Story
- Hua Bai
- Original Score
- Shi Wanchun
- Original Title
- 太阳和人
- Country of Origin
- China
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- 长春电影制片厂
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Peng Ning
Hua Bai
Shi Wanchun
Department Leadership Roster
Hua Bai
Screenplay
Peng Ning
Director
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sun and Man
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What is Sun and Man about?
With the birth of New China, a husband-and-wife pair of Overseas Chinese painters resolve to return to the embrace of their motherland, and their child is born under the five-starred red flag. But these Overseas Chinese patriots are persecuted in various political campaigns and their daughter subject to discrimination from childhood. The male lead freezes to death as a fugitive and draws a giant question mark in the snow before dying. The daughter emigrates following the Cultural Revolution; when her relatives try to stop her, she says: "You love the motherland, but does the motherland love you?" Based on a script by Bai Hua, SUN AND MAN was completed in 1981 but permanently shelved following high-level criticism and a public campaign against its "anti-Party" character. The film is said to survive in the studio archive but has never been publicly screened. A Taiwanese adaptation of the script (with some modifications) was released in 1982 under the English title PORTRAIT OF A FANATIC.
Who directed Sun and Man?
Sun and Man was directed by Peng Ning.
Who stars in Sun and Man?
The principal cast of Sun and Man includes Liu Wenzhi, Huang Meiying, Leng Mei.
When was Sun and Man released and how long is it?
Sun and Man was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Sun and Man?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sun and Man was composed by Shi Wanchun.