The same thing went on in China.........the main actors in this were land owners........and they were scared the new Chinese gov. was going to kill them.......

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To Live
1994 ‧ Drama/Family Drama ‧ 2h 13m
8.3/10IMDb3.5/4Roger Ebert87%Rotten Tomatoes
Fugui's (Ge You) gambling leads him to lose everything, including his wife, Jiazhen (Gong Li), and his home. Over the following decades, he struggles to live as a peasant. He tries joining a theater troupe, and then he enlists in the Chinese army in hopes of being a good citizen. Yet, just as things… More
Initial release: May 18, 1994
Director: Zhang Yimou
Music composed by: Zhao Jiping
Initial DVD release: July 1, 2003
Screenplay: Yu Hua, Wei Lu, Liu Wei