影片《东方红》 用艺术化的手法再现了陕北革命 的宏伟史诗，揭示了歌曲《东方红》创作的来龙去脉，展示了作者李有源伟大源于平凡的传奇生涯。影片中一个普通农民写出大时代的颂歌，一条小溪流淌成大河奔海的壮阔，《东方红》——唱红祖国，传遍世界，响彻太空！ 影片将歌曲创作者的成长经历，与激励影响几代人成长的《东方红》乐曲有机地编织在一起，再次唤起了人们的集体记忆，有一种震撼人心的力量。凭借着历史的溯源，情感的凝聚，用壮观的中国故事洋溢中国精神。

"The film ""The East Is Red” presents the grand epic of Northern Shaanxi Resolution in an artistic way. By introducing the context of the creation of the song ""The East Is Red”, the legendary music career of Li Youyuan,the song writer, was revealed to the audience. As big rivers are formed by small streams, great achievements come from every day's persistent efforts. Being a peasant, Li created many great works of art to echo with the throb of a dramatic era. Since its birth, the song has been popular in china inspiring Chinese people generation after generation. It has also been spread to many countries of the world and resounded in space thought China's first satellite. Artfully weaving the song and the growing-up experience of its writer together, the film is about great people in a great time backed by great Chinese spirit. Once again ,the film arouses our shared memories and strengthens social cohesion and a historical bond with our great country. "