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The Road Home

1999 film directed by Zhang Yimou
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The Road Home

Summary

The Road Home is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Road Home received the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[3].
  • The Road Home received the Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture[4].
  • The Road Home received the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[5].
  • The Road Home received the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[6].
  • The Road Home's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Road Home was directed by Zhang Yimou[8].
  • The Road Home's composer is recorded as San Bao[9].
  • The Road Home's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Road Home's genre is romance film[11].
  • A cast member of The Road Home was Zhang Ziyi[12].
  • The Road Home was produced by Zhang Weiping[13].
  • The Road Home's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[14].
  • The Road Home's director of photography is recorded as Hou Yong[15].
  • The Road Home is part of fifth generation Chinese films[16].
  • The original language of The Road Home was Mandarin[17].
  • The Road Home was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • The Road Home's review score is recorded as 89%[19].
  • The Road Home's review score is recorded as 7.4/10[20].
  • The Road Home's review score is recorded as 71/100[21].
  • The Road Home's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Road Home's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[23].
  • The Road Home was released on January 1, 1999[24].
  • The Road Home's distributed by is recorded as BiM Distribuzione[25].
  • The Road Home's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[26].
  • The Road Home's official website is recorded as http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/theroadhome/index.html[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Road Home was produced by Zhang Weiping[13]. It was directed by Zhang Yimou[8]. A cast member of it was Zhang Ziyi[12].

Publication

The Road Home was published on January 1, 1999[24]. The original language of it was Mandarin[17]. Genres include drama film[10] and romance film[11]. It is part of fifth generation Chinese films[16]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Reception

Awards received include Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[3], a class of award[28], in Germany[29]; Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture[4], a class of award[30], in People's Republic of China[31]; Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[5], a film award[32]; and Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[6], an award[33], in People's Republic of China[34]. Reviews include 89%[19], 7.4/10[20], and 71/100[21].

Why It Matters

The Road Home ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Road Home receive?

Honors received include Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize[3], Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture[4], Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[5], and Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film[6].

Related Entities

film Netflix People's Republic of China Zhang Yimou Zhang Ziyi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Part of → fifth generation Chinese films
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+86'}
    Original language of film or tv show → Mandarin
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