The Foliage
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- Movie: The Foliage / Years Without Epidemic
- Chinese: 美人草 (Mei ren cao)
- Director: Yue Lu
- Writer: Xiaoke Shi
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- Cinematographer
- Release Date: 2003
- Runtime: 99 min
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
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Shu Qi (The Transporter, So Close, Millennium Mambo, Jackie Chan's Gorgeous) stars in this unforgettable romance set in 1974 China, near the end of the Cultural Revolution. On her way back from a family visit, young female intellectual Xing-Yu (Shu) meets the equally young and rebellious Si-Mong (newcomer Liu Hua) and the two fall in love. When Xing-Yu's childhood friend and lover Yuan gets into a fight with Si-Mong, Xing-Yu tries to make peace between the two jealous rivals. Her attempts for truce further draw her into a forbidden and passionate relationship instead.
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