Mr. Donkey

Mr. Donkey

2016 · 111 min · ZH · 7.5 (83 votes)
Dir. Liu Lu, Zhou Shen · Starring Ren Suxi, Da Li, Liu Shuailiang, Bu Guanjin, Pei Kuishan, Han Yanbo · Music Liu Zhou
ComedyDrama

In order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when the charity group that funds the school visits for an inspection, the village has to find ways to hide their secret.

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A charmingly absurd tale of a village's desperate measures. It's a quirky, heartwarming, and surprisingly profound look at community spirit and the lengths people will go to for survival, wrapped in a darkly comedic package.

darkly comedicabsurdistwryheartwarmingquirkysteadyquirky comedyrural dramaoffbeatcommunitydeceptionresourcefulnesseducation
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