Heimweg (1999)

Heimweg: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao. Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.

“This movie should have been released in mainstream theaters!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSimple, yet superb storytelling… a profoundly emotional experience… genuine and heartfelt… exquisite… breathtakingly beautiful…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enSome movies leave you feeling dirty as you walk out of the theater, but this movie leaves you feeling clean and refreshed!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is one drama that should be seen on the big screen, definitely.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enI feel sorry for the mainstream people who missed it in the art-houses or donu0026#39;t know how good it is or donu0026#39;t know that it exists!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film would have been a success in the big multi-plexes. I really believe that. An add campaign featuring colorful full page adds highlighting the filmsu0026#39; critical praise and the actress Ziyi Zhang would have done the trick. The public is more sophisticated than Hollywood thinks. Iu0026#39;m sure significant numbers of young people would have flocked to see this film had it been released in mainstream theaters. Cinematic experiences like THE ROAD HOME are a rarity indeed.”