Underplayed Gems

On Children (2018)

On Children poster
Original title
你的孩子不是你的孩子
Directed by
Chen Wei-ling
Genre
anthology series, satire, science fiction television program
Country
Taiwan
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Taiwanese anthology series tells five separate stories set in a world where children suffer under extreme parental pressure and societal expectations. Each episode follows different characters as they face tragic outcomes from family dysfunction and social oppression.

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What happens

On Children (Chinese: 你的孩子不是你的孩子; pinyin: Nǐ de háizǐ bùshì nǐ de háizǐ; lit. ''Your Child is not Your Child'') is a 2018 ten-part Mandarin-language TV series, directed by Chen Wei-ling and starring Troy Liu, Wang Yu-xuan, and Hsin-Yu Ling, based on the novel by Wu Xiaole. The plots are in anthology form with five different stories told in a world where individuals face the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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