China Cry
China Cry is a 1990 biographical film set during rise of the communist state in China, based on the book by Nora Lam.[1] It is set in the 1950s based on the true story of Sung Neng Yee. Born into a wealthy Chinese family, she is first eager to become part of Mao Zedong's "new society". But the Maoist regime brings hardship and misery to her family. She is arrested by authorities, and she believes that only Jesus Christ must have saved her when she survived a firing squad. She is taken to a labour camp while pregnant, but survives to take her children and family to freedom. The film was directed by James F. Collier, and is an example of positive Asian characters in a Christian-themed film.
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| Directed by | James F. Collier |
| Produced by | Don L. Parker |
| Screenplay by | James F. Collier |
| Based on | China Cry by Nora Lam & Irene Burk Harrell |
| Starring | Julia Nickson-Soul France Nuyen James Shigeta |
| Music by | Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha |
| Cinematography | David Worth |
| Edited by | Duane Hartzell & Ruby Yang |
Production company | Parakletus, TBN Films |
| Distributed by | Penland Productions |
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Running time | 101 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | US$4,212,828 |
References
- Lam, Nora; Schneider, Richard H. (1991) [1st pub with Irene Burk Harrell HarperCollins 1983]. China Cry: The Nora Lam Story (Paperback ed.). Nashville: Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0840731876.
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