The Bad Kids
Watch TrailerThree teenagers in a provincial Chinese town navigate a precarious crossroads. Their lives unfold within the rigid walls of a strict boarding school, where discipline is harsh and the future appears limited to menial jobs or military service. The camera shadows their moments of rebellion and vulnerability, capturing hushed conversations on rooftops, escapes over walls, and rare confessions about dreams that society has already dismissed. This is a chronicle of coming of age within a system where being 'bad' is often the only way to assert one's own existence.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2016 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Keith Fulton |
| Runtime | 101 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.2/10 (23 votes) |
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Filmmaker Huang Xin crafts more than a portrait of troubled youth; it's a profound study of societal alienation. Her camera acts as a silent accomplice, capturing not just actions, but the invisible wall growing between these children and the adult world.
What lingers after the credits is a slow-burning, ruthlessly honest immersion into an environment where hope cracks through like weeds in concrete. The film leaves not with judgment, but with a complex understanding and a quiet sorrow for a generation left behind. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Keith Fulton
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Dusty school hallways, cigarette smoke in dim light, the oppressive silence after lights out.
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