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title: 'Breaking with Old Ideas (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Li Wenhua'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/breaking-with-old-ideas-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300060/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Breaking with Old Ideas (1975)

1975 · 128 min · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

Breaking with Old Ideas is a 1975 Chinese propaganda film directed by Li Wenhua. The film is one of the few that were produced during the Cultural Revolution. As a result of the political upheaval taking place, Breaking with Old Ideas's plot was heavily regulated under highly codified guidelines on story and characterization so that it would have a mass character, as opposed to an individual focused character, namely proletarian politics as opposed to bourgeois politics. The film draws inspiration from issues with schooling in China at the time, such as that there was too much study, and too little social practice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Li Wenhua](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-wenhua)

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