King of the Children (1987)
- Original title
- 孩子王
- Directed by
- Chen Kaige
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young teacher is sent to a remote mountain village during the Cultural Revolution. He tries to teach the local children in his own unconventional way.
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What happens
King of the Children (Chinese: 孩子王; pinyin: Háizǐ Wáng) is a 1987 drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Chen Shaohua. The film was based on a novella of the same name by Ah Cheng. The film competed for the Palme D'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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