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Flowers of the Motherland (1955)

Flowers of the Motherland poster
Original title
祖国的花朵
Directed by
Yan Gong
Genre
children's film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Chinese film follows a group of primary school students in the years after the founding of the People's Republic. It shows their daily lives and aims to inspire hope through bright clothing and cheerful scenes.

hopefulwholesomeupbeatinnocentoptimisticcolorfulgentle

What happens

Flowers of the Motherland (simplified Chinese: 祖国的花朵; traditional Chinese: 祖國的花朵; pinyin: Zǔguó de Huāduǒ) is a 1955 Chinese drama-propaganda film, which was produced by Changchun Film Group Corporation. Being the first movie aimed to children after the creation of the People's Republic, the movie follows the primary school students' life after China's founding. It portrayed colorful clothing aimed to inspire viewers with hope. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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