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The Blue Kite, 1993
Mandarin
China, Hong Kong
Profile of The Blue Kite
The mood of The Blue Kite is thought provoking, gloomy, and contemplative. The plot centers around political unrest, politics, and state affairs. It is a drama and foreign movie. In approach, The Blue Kite is serious and realistic. The setting is China. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Blue Kite
This critically acclaimed award-winner was banned in China for its harshly realistic portrayal of life under Chairman Mao. Following a young boy and his family through the social upheaval of the '50s and '60s, Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Blue Kite is an epic look at recent Chinese history and the effect political changes have on personal lives. The film follows young Tietou as he grows up in the midst of the cultural revolution, watching colleagues denounce each other, and neighbors, living under the guise of happy "communal living," spy on one another. One by one, Tietou's family and friends get caught in the violent upheaval until finally the dramatic events engulf Tietou himself.
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| Language: | Mandarin |
| Country: | China, Hong Kong |
| Release date: | October 1993 |
| Runtime: | 138 min |
Cast and Crew
as Tietou as an infant
as Tietou as a child
as Tietou as a teenager
as Chen Shujuan
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