China Cry is a 1990 American biographical film set during rise of the communist state in China, based on the book by Nora Lam.[1] It is set in the 1950s based on the true story of Sung Neng Yee. Born into a wealthy Chinese family, she is first eager to become part of Mao Zedong's "new society". But the Maoist regime brings hardship and misery to her family. She is arrested by authorities, and she believes that only Jesus Christ must have saved her when she survived a firing squad. She is taken to a labour camp while pregnant, but survives to take her children and family to freedom, being granted after she sent from the Labour Camp in Shanghai three copies of the same telegram to the Chairman, Prime Minister Chu & Beijing Police Headquarter. The film was directed by James F. Collier, and is an example of positive Asian characters in a Christian-themed film.

China Cry
Directed by	James F. Collier
Screenplay by	James F. Collier
Based on	China Cry by Nora Lam & Irene Burk Harrell
Produced by	Don L. Parker
Starring	Julia Nickson-Soul France Nuyen James Shigeta
Cinematography	David Worth
Edited by	Duane Hartzell & Ruby Yang
Music by	Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha
Production companies	Parakletus, TBN Films
Distributed by	Penland Productions
Release date	2 November 1990 (1990-11-02) (USA)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English
Box office	US$4,212,828

References

External links

• China Cry at IMDb
• China Cry at the TCM Movie Database

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