Wheat is a 2009 Chinese historical drama film directed by He Ping

He Ping

He Ping is a Chinese film director, whose main filmography consists of a hybrid genre of Western-wuxia movies. He made three movies along this genre - Swordsmen in Double Flag Town , Sun Valley and Warriors of Heaven and Earth .He is an ethnic Manchu whose ancestors were members of the Blue...

, starring Fan Bingbing, Wang Jue, Du Jiayi, Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi

Wang Xueqi is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth and The Big Parade , Huang Jianxin's Samsara, and Zhang Yimou's Codename Cougar...

 and Wang Zhiwen

Wang Zhiwen

Wang Zhiwen is a Chinese actor born in Shanghai, China. He was selected by for his acting abilities at an early age and began to pursue a career in acting that has flourished in recent years, culminating in his role in Chen Kaige's Together...

. The film tells the story of women left behind when their husbands went to war.

The film was produced for US$6 million and was funded by He Ping's own Beijing Classic Culture, along with Polybona Films

Polybona Films

Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd. , known simply as, Polybona Films, is a Chinese production company, involved in the co-production and distribution of films from China and Hong Kong...

, and the state-backed Xi'an Film Studio.

Cast

• Fan Bingbing as Li
• Huang Jue as Xia
• Du Jiayi as Zhe
• Wang Xueqi
  Wang Xueqi
  Wang Xueqi is a Chinese film actor whose career has spanned over 25 years. He was often cast in early Fifth Generation films, such as Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth and The Big Parade , Huang Jianxin's Samsara, and Zhang Yimou's Codename Cougar...
  
   as Lord Ju Cong
• Wang Zhiwen
  Wang Zhiwen
  Wang Zhiwen is a Chinese actor born in Shanghai, China. He was selected by for his acting abilities at an early age and began to pursue a career in acting that has flourished in recent years, culminating in his role in Chen Kaige's Together...
  
   as Chong
• Wang Ji
• Li Ge
• Sun Guitian
• Wang Jiajia as Yan

Release

Filmed in 2008, Wheat premiered on June 13, 2009, as the opening film to the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival

Shanghai International Film Festival

The Shanghai International Film Festival , abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.Along with Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993, and was held biennially until...

.