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Mama (1990)

ALL 05/01/1990 (zh) Drama 89 Min
  • Release
    05/01/1990
  • Production
    Xi'an Film Studio
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    妈妈
  • Original language
    zh
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Zhang Yuan

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Zhang Yuan

    Producer



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  1. Yan Qin

    梁丹

  2. Huang Haibo

    冬冬

  3. Shaquan Pan

    迟丽

  4. Yu Shaokang

    老大爷

  5. Yang Xiaodan

    小张

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Casts : 5 , Crews : 5

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Mama (1990) 89 Min

ALL 05/01/1990 (zh)
Drama
  • Release 05/01/1990
  • Production
    Xi'an Film Studio
  • Original title 妈妈
  • zh
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Zhang Yuan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Feng Shuangyuan

    Editor

  4. Zhang Yuan

    Producer



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