Naughty Boys & Soldiers (1996)

Original title

狗蛋大兵

Directed by

Chu Yen-ping

Genre

comedy film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a 1970s Taiwanese coastal town, a group of schoolchildren and nearby soldiers get into silly situations. The film makes fun of strict school rules and political propaganda from that time period.

comedicslapsticknostalgicabsurdplayfulfarcelightheartedhistorical satire

What happens

Naughty Boys & Soldiers is a 1996 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Kevin Chu and written by Kuo Cheng, set in a 1970s coastal town with a primary school and a military base. While most of the comedy is slapstick zaniness, the film also pokes fun at the many absurdities in Taiwan's White Terror period, such as schools encouraging children to idolize Chiang Kai-shek and regurgitate his anti-Communist rhetoric. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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