Crows and Sparrows - 1949

At a Shanghai apartment, Mr Hou, a Nationalist official, gets ready to move to Taiwan upon the imminent defeat of the KMT during the Civil War. Mrs Hou gives an ultimatum to the rest of the tenants to move out on behalf of her husband, who is the "owner" of the flat and who is now planning to sell it. From the conversations with the rest, we find out that Hou has been a Hanjian during the Sino-Japanese War and that he has since taken over the apartment by force from the old landlord, Mr Kong. The tenants, including Mr Kong, Mrs Xiao, Little Broadcast (alias Mr Xiao, played by Zhao Dan) and a schoolteacher, Mr Hua, and his wife, initially plan to band together, but circumstances force them to find other ways out. Mr Hua tries to find a place to stay at the KMT-sponsored school he is teaching in. Little Broadcast and Mrs Xiao invest in black market gold. As the situation escalates, Mr Hua gets arrested by KMT agents and his young daughter falls desperately ill.

113min
1949
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.2/10

Cast

Zhao Dan profile pictureZhao DanLittle Broadcast/Boss Xiao
Wei Heling profile pictureWei HelingMr. Kong
Qi Mengshi profile pictureQi MengshiLao Liu
Li Tian-Ji profile pictureLi Tian-JiMr. Hou
Baoluo Li profile pictureBaoluo LiPrincipal
Fu Botang profile pictureFu BotangLao Zhao
Ling Shi profile pictureLing ShiDoctor
Wu Yin profile pictureWu YinMrs. Xiao
Sun Daolin profile pictureSun DaolinTeacher Hua
Wang Pei profile pictureWang PeiHsiao Ah Mei

About Crows and Sparrows

Crows and Sparrows Overview

At a Shanghai apartment, Mr Hou, a Nationalist official, gets ready to move to Taiwan upon the imminent defeat of the KMT during the Civil War. Mrs Hou gives an ultimatum to the rest of the tenants to move out on behalf of her husband, who is the "owner" of the flat and who is now planning to sell it. From the conversations with the rest, we find out that Hou has been a Hanjian during the Sino-Japanese War and that he has since taken over the apartment by force from the old landlord, Mr Kong. The tenants, including Mr Kong, Mrs Xiao, Little Broadcast (alias Mr Xiao, played by Zhao Dan) and a schoolteacher, Mr Hua, and his wife, initially plan to band together, but circumstances force them to find other ways out. Mr Hua tries to find a place to stay at the KMT-sponsored school he is teaching in. Little Broadcast and Mrs Xiao invest in black market gold. As the situation escalates, Mr Hua gets arrested by KMT agents and his young daughter falls desperately ill.

Runtime: 113min

Extra details

Original Title: 烏鴉與麻雀
Original Language: Chinese
Directed By: Zheng Junli
Production Companies
The Peak Film Industries