Old Well (film)

Old Well
Directed by	Wu Tianming
Written by	Zheng Yi
Starring	Lü Liping Zhang Yimou Niu Xingli
Music by	Xu Youfu
Cinematography	Zhang Yimou Chen Wangcai
Release date(s)	1986
Running time	130 min.
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Old Well (Chinese: 老井; pinyin: lǎo jǐng) is a 1986 Chinese film about a village worker's effort of digging a well in his water-starved hometown located in northwest China and his affairs with his old girlfriend. It is produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming, starring Lü Liping and Zhang Yimou.

The film won the 8th Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture in 1988.

External links

• Old Well at the Internet Movie Database
• Old Well at AllRovi
• Old Well from the Chinese Movie Database