Wheat (film)

2009 Chinese film

Wheat

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Directed by| He Ping
Written by| He Ping
Produced by| He Ping
Yu Dong
Zhao Guoliang
Starring| Fan Bingbing
Huang Jue
Du Jiayi
Wang Xueqi
Wang Zhiwen
Cinematography| Zhao Xiaoshi
Music by| Liu Xing

Release dates

* June 13, 2009 (2009-06-13) (Shanghai International Film Festival)
* September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28) (China)

Running time

| 108 minutes
Country| China
Language| Mandarin

Wheat (simplified Chinese: 麦田; traditional Chinese: 麥田; pinyin: Mài Tián) is a 2009 Chinese historical drama film directed by He Ping, starring Fan Bingbing, Huang Jue, Du Jiayi, Wang Xueqi and Wang Zhiwen. The film tells the story of women left behind when their husbands went to war.

The film was produced for US$6 million and was funded by He Ping's own Beijing Classic Culture, along with Polybona Films, and the state-backed Xi'an Film Studio.[1]

## Cast

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* Fan Bingbing as Li
* Huang Jue as Xia
* Du Jiayi as Zhe
* Wang Xueqi as Lord Ju Cong
* Wang Zhiwen as Chong
* Wang Ji
* Li Ge
* Sun Guitian
* Wang Jiajia as Yan

## Release

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Filmed in 2008, Wheat premiered on June 13, 2009, as the opening film to the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Frater, Patrick (2008-11-07). "Chinese wrapping 'Wheat'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
2. ^ "'Wheat' opens Shanghai Festival". Variety. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-07-12. [dead link]

## External links

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* Wheat at IMDb

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Films directed by He Ping

* Swordsmen in Double Flag Town (1991)
* Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)
* Sun Valley (1996)
* Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
* Wheat (2009)
* The Promised Land (2015)

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