King of the Children
An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 孩子王 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Country | China |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Chen Kaige |
| Runtime | 107 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.0/10 (25 votes) |
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Chen Kaige constructs his narrative on the contrast between a silent landscape and a nascent voice. The director explores liberation through language, relying on minimalist visual poetry and restrained performances.
What lingers after the viewing is a quiet, yet unshakable force of the human spirit. Those who tire of fast-paced plots will find a hypnotic meditation on the revolutionary power of a single handwritten character. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Chen Kaige
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Watch in complete silence, ideally alone or with one attentive viewer.
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