Breaking with Old Ideas
1975, Chinese. Directed by Li Wenhua.
The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements. In the film's climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1975
- Original title
- 决裂
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Jie Zhou, Chiu Chun
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Breaking with Old Ideas runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Breaking with Old Ideas isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1975. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Breaking with Old Ideas?
Breaking with Old Ideas (1975) was directed by Li Wenhua and stars Zhenqing Guo, Wang Suya, Wen Xiying.