Poster movie

Mama

Drama

Lenguage:89 min

Duration:zh

Release date:May 1, 1990

Calificacion:6.8

Description:

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.

Cast

Huang Haibo
Huang Haibo冬冬
Shaquan Pan
Shaquan Pan迟丽
Yu Shaokang
Yu Shaokang老大爷
Yang Xiaodan
Yang Xiaodan小张

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