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Father (2000)

Original title: Wo shi ni ba ba / Baba
2000 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by Wang Shuo · China · Contemporary Asian Cinema
Drama

Cast

Xiaogang Feng Xiaopei Hu Fan Xu Yan Qin Weining Wang Qing Ye

Credits

Written by: Xiaogang Feng Shuo Wang

Plot

Father documents the tumultuous relationship between a widowed father, Ma Lisheng, and his school-age son, Ma Che. Though he works as a low-level party functionary during the day, he finds his greatest challenges in the raising of a son on his own.

Sinekatalog’s take

Father (2000) (2000) is a Chinese drama directed by Wang Shuo. It won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 2000. It stars Feng Xiaogang, Xiaopei Hu and Xu Fan. It runs 96 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (214 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.