How often does one see movies portraying rural China? This is decidedly rural and poor. The two protagonists - husband and wide - are both illiterate and barely eke out an existence on the Chinese soil.
Seldom have I seen two people working so hard as in this film. They, and their donkey - are always working - planting crops, building a mud-house, harvesting, loading their buggy which is pulled by their donkey. There is no engine powered machinery in this movie - just muscles.
It also becomes a romance - as the couple initially endure each other (it was an arranged marriage) and then become respectful and then loving of each other.
It's visually interesting - and a look into another culture and way of life. There is not much of a story arc.
Seldom have I seen two people working so hard as in this film. They, and their donkey - are always working - planting crops, building a mud-house, harvesting, loading their buggy which is pulled by their donkey. There is no engine powered machinery in this movie - just muscles.
It also becomes a romance - as the couple initially endure each other (it was an arranged marriage) and then become respectful and then loving of each other.
It's visually interesting - and a look into another culture and way of life. There is not much of a story arc.