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RUNTIME
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Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Cornfield
2015 0h 35m ZH
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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A boy living with his grandmother in the mountains refuses to migrate in the new village. Everyday he prowls the cornfields and waits for his mother to come back.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Li Jiangnan
Bao Zhenjiang
Village Official
Liu Jingju
Wang Luodan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Wang Xiaoshuai
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Wang Xiaoshuai directs. Florian Zinke behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 35-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, shot by Florian Zinke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Li Jiangnan and Bao Zhenjiang and Liu Jingju carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5102488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Florian Zinke
- Runtime
- 35 min · 0h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Also by
Wang Xiaoshuai
Production companies
Who made it
- HE
Heyi Film
Key crew
- ProducerWang Xiaoshuai
- ProducerLiu Xuan
- ProducerVictor Koo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- chinese
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2015-10-08· Color of Asia - Masters (omnibus)
