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To Live(1994)

4.5

2h 13m•Drama, Romance, War

To Live

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To Live

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Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

Stars Ge You, Gong Li, Niu Ben

Drama

Romance

War

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Ge You

Ge You

Xu Fugui

Gong Li

Gong Li

Xu Jiazhen

Niu Ben

Niu Ben

Town Chief

Guo Tao

Guo Tao

Chunsheng

Jiang Wu

Jiang Wu

Wan Erxi

Ni Dahong

Ni Dahong

Long'er

Liu Tianchi

Liu Tianchi

Xu Fengxia

Zhang Lu

Zhang Lu

Young Fengxia

Dong Fei

Dong Fei

Xu Youqing

Huang Zongluo

Huang Zongluo

Fugui's Dad

Liu Yanjin

Liu Yanjin

Fugui's Mom

Li Lianyi

Li Lianyi

Sgt. Lao Quan

Technical Details

Release Date

May 18, 1994

Original Language

zh

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Videos

• 1 Videos

To Live / Lifetimes / Huozhe (活着) / Żyć! / Vivir! ---- DVD trailer

To Live / Lifetimes / Huozhe (活着) / Żyć! / Vivir! ---- DVD trailer

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Keywords

child abuse

china

gambling

gambling debt

cultural revolution

chinese civil war

shadow puppet

1940s

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