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The Blue Kite

Original title: Lan feng zheng

“A history untold, a memory unfolds.”

1993 · 2 h 20 min
Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang
DramaHistory

Cast

Tian Yi Wenyao Zhang Xiaoman Chen Liping Lü Cunxin Pu Xuejian Li

Credits

Written by: Mao Xiao

Plot

Through a boy's eyes, the film follows his family in Beijing from the 1950s to the 1960s, as the anti-rightist campaigns and the Cultural Revolution destroy their lives.

Sinekatalog’s take

A moving, banned family chronicle of political upheaval.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (3,539 votes)
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