The Stars are Bright Tonight

The Stars are Bright Tonight

1980 · 95 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

In the winter of 1948, the Huaihai battlefield. The telephone operator Yuxiang (played by Huang Xiaolei) rescued the rural girl Yuxiang (played by Li Xiuming) who was about to hang herself during the mission. Yuxiang has nothing to do with her, and she is willing to accept her personally and tell her sufferings of being homeless.

Directed by Xie Tieli · Written by Hua Bai

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