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Dominican Rep. King of the Children
- Original title
- Hai zi Wang (King of the Children)
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 106 min.
- Country
China- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Xie Yuan- Yang Xuewen
- Chen Shaohua
- Zhang Caimei
Gu Changwei- Tuo Tan
- Liu Haichen
- Le Gang
- Bo Gao
- Wu Xia
- Xu Guoqing
He Jianjun- Qiang Xiaolu
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Genre
- Drama | Chinese Cultural Revolution. Education
- Synopsis
- In "King of the Children," the tale of a young man, exiled during the Cultural Revolution to Yunnan and chosen (despite his own minimal education) to teach a class of semi-literate peasant children who are accustomed to learning by memory only, (without intelligent understanding and assimilation) becomes a quiet but heartfelt portrait of the development of individual consciousness in a land suppressed by economic, cultural and social poverty…
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1988: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)
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