For the Children
6.5
In response to the death of her husband and young son, peasant Zhang Meili founds a school in the dry desert landscape of northwest China. When cultured and chipper Xia Yu arrives from Beijing to help her out, the two women bond and learn from each other's character how to best serve the children. Various subplots include the arrival of Xia's husband, who tries in vain to persuade her to return to the city, Xia's quick abortion, and the comically clandestine relationship between Zhang and a local projectionist.
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Cast
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Ni Ping
张美丽
Also in
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那五
Yuan Quan
夏雨
Known for
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
The Captain
Yang Yazhou
Also in
The Black Cannon Incident
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Li Wei
Dashen Wu
Yang Yazhou
Sun Haiying
王树
Known for
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Blind Shaft
Yiyun Yan
Xu Yajun
刘志鹏
Known for
Article 20
Li Wannian
村长
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Ge Zhijun
赵面粉
Known for
The Story of Qiu Ju
Yang Jiahe
王大河
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Yang Yazhou Director
United States release May 2, 2003 · Produced in China · Original title 美丽的大脚
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
美丽的大脚
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · October 28, 2002
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 2003
DC International Film Festival
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