King of the Children

Directed by Chen Kaige
Not Rated
1989    1h 47mDrama
7.17.0
During the Cultural Revolution, an unschooled young man is laboring in the countryside when he is suddenly assigned to teach in a near-by village school. Gradually, he finds the confidence to encourage the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings. At the same time, through a series of dream-like meetings with a young cowherd, he begins to sense the possibilities of a life beyond the parameters of traditional education.

Where to Watch King of the Children

  • Xie YuanLao Gar
  • Xuewen YangWang Fu
  • Shaohua ChenHeadmaster Chen / Art Direction / Production Designer
  • Caimei ZhangLaidi
  • Xu GuoqingLao Hei
  • Gu ChangweiSecretary Wu / Director Of Photography
  • Chen KaigeDirector / Writer
  • He JianjunWriter
  • Zhong A-ChengNovel
  • Wu TianmingExecutive Producer
  • Hong AnMakeup Artist
  • Qiang XiaoluAssistant Director
  • Miaomiao LiuEditor / Sound Editor
  • Tao JingSound Designer
  • Gu ChangningSound Supervisor
  • Qu XiaosongOriginal Music Composer
  • Tian ZhuangzhuangOriginal Music Composer

King of the Children Trivia

King of the Children was released on March 17, 1989.

King of the Children was directed by Chen Kaige.

King of the Children has a runtime of 1 hr 47 min.

King of the Children was produced by Wu Tianming, Shaohua Chen.

The key characters in King of the Children are Lao Gar (Xie Yuan), Wang Fu (Xuewen Yang), Headmaster Chen (Shaohua Chen).

King of the Children is rated Not Rated.

King of the Children is a Drama film.

King of the Children has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.

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