King of the Children

1987 1h 47m ★7.0

King of the Children

An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.

Release Date May 1, 1987
Runtime 1h 47m
Country China
Language Chinese
Director Chen Kaige
Category Drama
Rating 7.0 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1987
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