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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Daybreak
1933 1h 56m ZH
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6.6
SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 8
Drama
Synopsis
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A country girl and her boyfriend arrive in Shanghai for a better life. They soon find only desperation. She is raped and falls into prostitution as he drifts into revolutionary circles. Her access through her trade grants her greater access which she uses to aid her revolutionary lover with tragic results.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Li Lili
Лин Лин
Zhanfei Gao
брат Чжан
Juanjuan Ye
сестра Тан
Congmei Yuan
мастер прядильной фабрики
Peng Luo
молодой офицер
Han Lan-Gen
Худой
Jiqun Liu
толстый зять
Guilin Wang
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sun Yu
- Writers
- Sun Yu
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- China
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sun Yu directs. Ke Zhou behind the camera. Produced in China. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 193 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Sun Yu, shot by Ke Zhou. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Li Lili and Zhanfei Gao and Juanjuan Ye carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0400888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ke Zhou
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
- IMDB
- Daybreak (1933)
Also by
Sun Yu
Production companies
Who made it
- LI
Lianhua Film Company
Key crew
- Production ManagerLu Han-Zhang
- ProducerMing-Yau Lo
- Art DirectionFang Peilin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1933-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- TianmingCN
