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Einstein & Einstein (2018)

Einstein & Einstein poster
Original title
狗十三
Directed by
Cao Baoping
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl goes through a quiet conflict with her family after their pet dog disappears. It follows her struggles to fit into the expectations of the adults around her.

melancholicpoignantquietly intenserealisticuncomfortablereflectiveintimate

What happens

Einstein and Einstein (Chinese: 狗十三; pinyin: Gǒu shísān; lit. 'Dog 13') is a 2013 Chinese film directed by Cao Baoping and starring Zhang Xueying and Guo Jinglin. It was first played in October 2013 at the Youth Generation International Film Forum, and it was first played in theaters in China in 2018. The film was selected to compete for the Crystal Bear in Generation 14plus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won Special Mention Award (Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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