Jan 01, 1987
90 min
Full-HD

Far from War (1987)

An elderly veteran of WWII living in peaceful retirement with his son and the latter's family becomes increasingly lost in wartime memories and reminiscences, much to his son's consternation. One day, an item the old man reads in a magazine prompts him to go off unannounced on a war-related quest. The son goes searching for his father, and in doing so reaches a greater understanding of both the old man and the generation he represents.

Category

War

Country

China

Companies

August 1st Film Studio 八一电影制片厂 (A1FS)

Wang Xueqi

Gu Xiaozhou

Tao Yuling

Zhu Lin

Wenyan

Huang Zongluo

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