Hai zi wang / King of the Children (1987) DVD5

Set during the twilight of the Cultural Revolution, Chen Kaige's third film, King of the Children, concerns a young man who is sent from the city to the country for his scheduled tour of farm labor. Upon arriving in this remote mountain area, he -- much to his surprise -- is asked to become a teacher even though he lacks all the customary qualifications. Confronted with the apathy of his students, the young man decides to throw out the Maoist textbook, which includes such tedious exercises as copying all the characters out of the dictionary, and teach his students to think about the world around them. At the same time, through a series of dream-like meetings with a young cowherd, he begins to sense the possibilities of a life beyond the parameters of traditional education.

DVD5 | NTSC 16:9 | 01:45:47 | 3.70 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Chinese
Subtitles: English, Japanese
Genre: Drama

Director: Kaige Chen
Cast: Yuan Xie, Xuewen Yang, Shaohua Chen
Country: China
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