Bloody Morning

The story

Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.

Cast & crew

Zhaohui Gong张强国

Hu Yajie李明光

Lu Hui

Lu Hui林长

Wong Kwong-Kuen

Wong Kwong-Kuen调查员

Yan Xie李狗娃

Zhao Jun李平娃

Kong Lin李红杏

Ju Xingmao满意

Miao Miao崔永芳

Linlang Ye盆嫂