The Rising Star Kindergarten (2007)

Original title

遥望南方的童年

Directed by

Han Yi

Genre

drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In rural China, a teacher starts a kindergarten for children left behind by parents working in distant cities. The film follows the daily lives and struggles of these children and the community around them.

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What happens

《遥望南方的童年》是2007年易寒执导的剧情片，电影改编真人真事，拍摄地为江西宜春，剧中演员皆由当地村民扮演，故事以留守儿童为题材，引发了对农村留守儿童的生存状态及幼儿教育现状的思考。标题中的“南方”在剧中所指为孩子们家长外出打工的地方“深圳”，也可意指任何留守儿童的父母所在的地方。该片获得第15届北京大学生电影节教育题材创作奖。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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