Release Date

01 May, 1990

Runtime

01:29: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts the life of a single mother (a topic considered taboo at the time) caring for her mentally challenged son. Shot with a documentary aesthetic that includes interviews with families of mentally challenged persons, the film helped kick-start the Sixth Generation of filmmakers (including Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke) and their ethos of employing documentary realism to depict the true conditions of contemporary China.

Original Title

妈妈

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Actors

Sun Yan Qing

Huang Haibo

Shaquan Pan

Yu Shaokang

Yang Xiaodan

Crew

Zhang Yuan

Zhang Yuan

Feng Shuangyuan

Sun Yan Qing

Zhang Jian