Father (2000)

Original title

我是你爸爸

Directed by

Wang Shuo

Genre

comedy drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed father tries to connect with his teenage son in 1990s Beijing. Their petty arguments and miscommunications highlight the gap between generations.

dryly comicwrymundanesardonicunderstatedbanteringdisaffectedstifled

What happens

Father (Chinese: 冤家父子; pinyin: Yuānjiā Fùzǐ; lit. 'Feuding father and son') is a 2000 Chinese film directed by the writer Wang Shuo. To date, it is Wang's first and only directorial effort. The film is based on Wang's own novel, Wo Shi Ni Baba (English: I Am Your Father). Despite being partially backed by the state-run Beijing Film Studio, Father suffered from years of bureaucratic red tape due to being seen as an interpretation of as deconstructing authority in China. Made in 1996, the film was not screened until 2000, when it surreptitiously premiered at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival. The film stars director Feng Xiaogang, who also helped adapt Wang's novel for the screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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