In 1930s China a young woman is sent by her father to marry the leprous owner of a winery. In the nearby red sorghum fields she falls for one of his servants. When the master dies she finds herself inheriting the isolated business.

The directorial debut from famed Fifth Generation Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou (Hero), Red Sorghum is a sumptuous, bittersweet melodrama told in rich shades of red. A tale of love and death, sacrifice and suffering, the film was awarded the Golden Bear at the 1988 Berlin Film Festival.