Red Sorghum (film)

Red Sorghum
Chinese movie poster
Traditional Chinese	紅高粱
Simplified Chinese	红高粱
Literal meaning	red sorghum
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóng gāoliáng
Directed by	Zhang Yimou
Written by	Chen Jianyu Zhu Wei
Based on	Red Sorghum Clan by Mo Yan
Produced by	Wu Tianming
Starring	Gong Li Jiang Wen Teng Rujun
Cinematography	Gu Changwei
Music by	Zhao Jiping
Production company	Xi'an Film Studio
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	40 million tickets (China)

Red Sorghum is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working in a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the first two parts of the novel Red Sorghum by Nobel laureate Mo Yan.

The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film won the Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film Festival.