About the movie: year - 1987 / 1 hour 31 min. / drama / military / Plot of the film "Red Gaoliang" : The plot of the film takes place at the turn of the 20s and 30s of the 20th century in northeastern China. The film tells the story of a nineteen-year-old peasant girl, Jiuji, who is forced by her parents to marry an old man with leprosy, the owner of a distillery. During the wedding procession, a feeling of mutual sympathy suddenly arises between the bride and one of the stretcher bearers, the young and brave Yu. Yu kidnaps the girl and takes her to the red kaoliang thickets where they make love. After the mysterious murder of an old man with leprosy, the young heroes become the owners of a distillery where they make kaoliang wine. The peaceful life is interrupted by the Japanese invasion. Along with their fellow villagers, Yu and Jiuji stand up to defend their native fields of Kaoliang. The land is drenched in blood and fiery red wine – the peasants are dying but not giving up.