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A Father with His Twenty-five Children (2002)

A Father with His Twenty-five Children poster
Original title
二十五个孩子一个爹
Directed by
Huang Hong
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bachelor with a background in an orphanage becomes the father of 25 orphans after a misunderstanding. The film follows his philanthropic efforts to care for them.

heartfeltwarmwhimsicaltouchingfamily-orientedlightheartedinspiring

What happens

A Father with His Twenty-five Children (originaltittel: Er shi wu ge hai zi yi ge die) er en kinesisk drama- og familiefilm fra 2002 regissert og skrevet av Huang Hong (også hovedrolle). Filmen handler om en filantropisk anlagt ungkar som etter en misforståelse ender opp med å bli far til 25 foreldreløse barn. Han har selv bakgrunn fra barnehjem. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards (sammen med A Young Prisoner’s Revenge og Big Shot's Funeral). Filmen er også kjent under den engelske tittelen 25 Kids and a Dad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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