Bloody Morning (血色清晨) 31 years old

Freely adapted from Gabriel García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the film follows the investigation of a local teacher's murder in a small and desperately poor rural village, the story of the crime gradually pieced together from the fragmented memories of witnesses forced to testify at an inquest. Sharing with her Fifth Generation colleagues Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang a remarkable eye for the barren landscapes of northern China and a fascination with small-town life — especially those enduring superstitions that Communism failed to erase — director Li Shaohong also introduces several formal innovations, particularly in storytelling structure, that remain unprecedented in Chinese cinema.

Credits

Bloody Morning Cast

Name	Character
Zhao Jun He was 5, now 37 years old
Wang Guang Quan

Bloody Morning Crew

Name	Department
Gabriel García Márquez as Writer. He was 65 (87) years old when He died	Writing
Li Shaohong as Director. She was 36 (now 68) years old	Directing
Li Shaohong as Writer. She was 36 (now 68) years old	Writing
Xiao Mao as Writer.	Writing