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China Cry is a american film of genre Drama directed by James F. Collier released in USA on 2 november 1990 with Julia Nickson-Soul
China Cry (1990)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 november 1990
Length 1h41
Directed by James F. Collier
OriginUSA
Themes Films about religion
Rating66%
China Cry is a 1990 biographical film set during rise of the communist state in China, based on the book by Nora Lam. It is set in the 1950s based on the true story of Sung Neng Yee. Born into a wealthy Chinese family, she is first eager to become part of Mao Zedong's "new society". But the Maoist regime brings hardship and misery to her family. She is arrested by authorities, and she believes that only Jesus Christ must have saved her when she survived a firing squad. She is taken to a labour camp while pregnant, but survives to take her children and family to freedom. The film was directed by James F. Collier, and is an example of positive Asian characters in a Christian-themed film.
Actors
Julia Nickson-Soul
France Nuyen
(Mrs. Sung)
James Shigeta
(Dr. Sung)
Russell Wong
(Lam Cheng Shen)
Elizabeth Sung
Bruce Locke
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