Cai Shangjun graduated from China Central Academy of Drama in 1992. In 1998, he directed Pavel Korchagin, which brought him a great success. In the late 1990’s, he worked as a scriptwriter for the films Spicy Love Soup (1997) and Shower (1999). In the following years he wrote and directed his own films The Red Awn (2007) and People Mountain People Sea (2011).

Accolades

Cai Shangjun
Jury Grand Prize, 2008

Cai Shangjun

Jury Grand Prize, 2008

Cai Shangjun

The Red Awn

Winner, Jury Grand Prize, 2008 The Jury Grand Prize is presented at the discretion of the Jury. In 2008, the International Jury decided to present…

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Cai Shangjun and Li Xudong and Lin Nianxiu and Sun Xiaoxi and Wang Shunsheng and Chen Weidong
Best Feature Film, 2008

The Red Awn

Best Feature Film, 2008

The Red Awn

Whenever the wheat becomes golden, thousands of floaters will leave their homes and migrate from one place to another to make a living by working…

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Films

The Red Awn
2008

The Red Awn

People's Republic of China
2008

The Red Awn

Whenever the wheat becomes golden, thousands of floaters will leave their homes and migrate from one place to another to make a living by working…

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