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title: 'Troubled Laughter (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yimin Deng'
released: '1979-01-02'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/troubled-laughter-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079421/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Troubled Laughter (1979)

1979 · 92 min · Drama · People's Republic of China

Original title: 苦恼人的笑

## Synopsis

Troubled Laughter is a 1979 Chinese drama film directed by Yang Yanjin and Deng Yimin, set in the Cultural Revolution. The film stars Li Zhiyu as Fu Bin, a powerless newspaper writer who struggles with his conscience during an age of pervasive dishonesty and immorality from the top on down. The ethical and professional conflicts eventually threaten both Fu Bin's work and family relationships, while his mental struggle breaks through to the film’s discursive level. It was screened out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yimin Deng](https://cinepixo.com/people/yimin-deng), [Yanjin Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/yanjin-yang)
- **Screenplay:** [Yanjin Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/yanjin-yang), [Xue Jing](https://cinepixo.com/people/xue-jing)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ying Fukang](https://cinepixo.com/people/ying-fukang)

## Cast

- [Shi Jiufeng](https://cinepixo.com/people/shi-jiufeng)
- [Pan Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/pan-hong)
- [Li Zhiyu](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-zhiyu)

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