Sunflower
2005, Chinese. Directed by Zhang Yang.
Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 10 September 2005
- Original title
- 向日葵
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Xin Huo, Cai Shangjun, Zhang Yang
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Sunflower runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Sunflower isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 September 2005.
What movies are like Sunflower?
If you liked Sunflower, try Under the Hawthorn Tree, Her Story, Mountains May Depart.
Who directed Sunflower?
Sunflower (2005) was directed by Zhang Yang and stars Joan Chen, Gao Ge, Wang Haidi.