Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts the life of a single mother (a topic considered taboo at the time) caring for her mentally challenged son. Shot with a documentary aesthetic that includes interviews with families of mentally challenged persons, the film helped kick-start the Sixth Generation of filmmakers (including Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke) and their ethos of employing documentary realism to depict the true conditions of contemporary China.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Yan Qin, Huang Haibo, Shaquan Pan, Yu Shaokang, Yang Xiaodan
Crew: Zhang Yuan (Director), Feng Shuangyuan (Editor), Zhang Yuan (Producer), Yan Qin (Writer), Zhang Jian (Cinematography)
Country: China
Language: 普通话
Studio: Xi'an Film Studio
Runtime: 89 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 01, 1990
IMDb: 4.2
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