
Hear Me(2009)
A delivery boy falls for a young girl who is hearing impaired. Comparing themselves with water birds and trees, together they are going to break the barrier and pursuit their dreams and take their relationship to the next level.


The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

Li Xuejian
Mr. Zhang

Cheng Taishen
Mr. Luo

Zhou Dongyu
Jing

Sa Rina
Auntie

He Xiaoyu
Huanhuan

Yu Xinbo
Lin

Shawn Dou
Sun

Yi Xinyun
Fang

Zheng Wang
Eldest Brother

Yao Yitian
Sister-in-Law
Under the Hawthorn Tree is a drama, romance film released in 2010. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Li Xuejian, Cheng Taishen, Zhou Dongyu. The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.
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