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Movie

Sunflower

Released: September 10, 2005 (2005)

Runtime: 129 minutes

Genres: Drama, Romance

Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Liu Zifeng as Lao Liu

    Age at release: 66

  • Joan Chen as Zhang Xiuqing

    Age at release: 44

  • Wang Haidi as 30-year-old Zhang Xiangyang

    Age at release: 36

  • Liang Jing as Han Jing

    Age at release: 33

  • Li Bin as 19-year-old Chicken Droppings

    Age at release: 23

  • Gao Ge as 19-year-old Zhang Xiangyang

    Age at release: 12