The Blue Kite
1993 · Movie · 141 min
★ 7.5(69)unSUB Rating
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1994-02-02
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 141 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.3/10 (69 votes)
Themes
- china
- labor camp
- prison camp
- 1950s
Awards & recognition
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
- TY
Tian Yi
as Infant Tietou
- WZ
Wenyao Zhang
as Young Tietou
- XC
Xiaoman Chen
as Teenage Tietou
Lü Liping
as Chen Shujuan
Pu Cunxin
as Lin Shaolong
Li Xuejian
as Uncle Li
Ping Zong
as Chen Shusheng
Hong Zhang
as Zhu Ying
Chu Shuanzhong
as Chen Shuyan
Song Xiaoying
as Sis
Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang