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Dominican Rep. The Blue Kite
- Original title
- Lan feng zheng
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 140 min.
- Country
China- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Lü Liping- Yi Tian
- Zhang Wenyao
Li Xuejian- Chen Xiaoman
Pu Cunxin- Min Xu
- Xiaoying Song
- Guo Baochang
- Ping Zhong
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Chinese Cultural Revolution
- Synopsis
- On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head), is born. The Party is everywhere: Mao's photograph, loud-speaker announcements, visits from the neighborhood committee. Shaolong dies in a reform camp; a close family friend, who protects Shujuan and her son partly out of guilt for lying to authorities about Shaolong, succumbs to malnutrition; a confrontation with the Red Guard leads to injury, imprisonment and death. Shujuan's love for Tietou sustains her, and the child's blue kite embodies hope: "I can make another for you," says Tietou's dad; by the end, Tietou promises this to a small child.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1993: Tokyo Film Festival: Best Film and Best Actress (Lü Liping)1993: Chicago Film Festival: Best Director1994: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
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