King of the Children (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 1, 1987Release Date
King of the Children (1987)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 1, 1987Release Date
Plot.
An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
![Xie Yuan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/116666-xie-yuan.webp)
Xie Yuan
Lao Gar
![Xuewen Yang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Xuewen Yang
Wang Fu
![Shaohua Chen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shaohua Chen
Headmaster Chen / Production Designer / Art Direction
![Caimei Zhang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Caimei Zhang
Laidi
![Guoqing Xu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Guoqing Xu
Lao Hei
![Gu Changwei](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63657-gu-changwei.webp)
Gu Changwei
Secretary Wu / Director of Photography
![Chen Kaige](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38784-chen-kaige.webp)
Chen Kaige
Director / Writer
![A Cheng](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/584576-cheng-ah.webp)
A Cheng
Novel
Media.
![King of the Children](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/147940-king-of-the-children.webp)
Details.
Wiki.
King of the Children (Chinese: 孩子王; pinyin: Háizǐ Wáng) is a 1987 drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Chen Shaohua. The film was based on a novella of the same name by Ah Cheng. The film competed for the Palme D'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
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