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The Monkey Kid (1995)

The Monkey Kid poster
Directed by
Xiao-Yen Wang
Country
People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A child experiences life during the Cultural Revolution in China. The film follows his daily experiences and struggles in a politically turbulent time.

poignantobservationalchild-centeredrestrainedsomberhistoricalreflective

What happens

The Monkey Kid (Chinese: 猴三儿) is a 1995 Chinese-American drama film directed by Wang Xiao-yen. The film concerns a child living through the Cultural Revolution. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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