Breaking with Old Ideas

Breaking with Old Ideas — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1975
• Runtime
• 122 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Li Wenhua

Breaking with Old Ideas — Cast

Zhenqing Guo Long Guozheng Wang Suya Li Jinfeng Wen Xiying Deputy Secretary Tang Ge Cunzhuang Sun Ziqing Zhang Zheng Old Representative Xu Zhan Xu Niuzai Hou Guanqun Yu Gang

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Hong Xiang Cao Xiaomei