Border Town
1984, Chinese. Directed by Ling Zifeng.
Cuicui is raised by her 70-year-old grandfather. 17 years ago, Her mother was pregnant before marriage and she committed suicide after giving birth to Cuicui by drinking cold water in the river. When Cuicui grows up, her grandfather begins to worry about her marriage, because he doesn’t want Cuicui to have the miserable life like her mother.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 August 1984
- Original title
- 边城
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Congwen Shen
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What Border Town is based on
Border Town is based on Border Town (1934) by Shen Congwen.
1934
Border Town
By Shen Congwen
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Border Town runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Border Town isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 August 1984. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Border Town?
Border Town (1984) was directed by Ling Zifeng and stars Feng Jin, Liu Hanpu, Feng Hanyuan.
What is Border Town based on?
Border Town is based on Border Town (1934) by Shen Congwen.