Wheat (film)

Wheat is a 2009 Chinese historical drama film directed by He Ping, starring Fan Bingbing, Huang Jue, Du Jiayi, Wang Xueqi and Wang Zhiwen. 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, and the state-backed Xi'an Film Studio.

Cast

 * Fan Bingbing as Li
 * Huang Jue as Xia
 * Du Jiayi as Zhe
 * Wang Xueqi as Lord Ju Cong
 * Wang Zhiwen 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.