The Blue Kite

The Blue Kite

1994 · 140 min · ZH · 7.2 (53 votes)
Dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang · Starring Tian Yi, Wenyao Zhang, Xiaoman Chen, Lü Liping, Pu Cunxin, Li Xuejian

A history untold, a memory unfolds.

Drama

The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.

VIBE

A deeply affecting, somber drama that chronicles a family's resilience amidst China's tumultuous 20th-century political landscape. It's a poignant, heartbreaking look at how history shapes individual lives, leaving a lasting emotional impact.

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