For the Children (2002)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 28, 2002Release Date
For the Children (2002)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 28, 2002Release Date
Plot.
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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Details.
Release DateOctober 28, 2002
Original Name美丽的大脚
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Wiki.
Pretty Big Feet, released in the United States as For the Children, is a 2002 Chinese film directed by Yang Yazhou. It stars Ni Ping as a teacher in an extremely impoverished and barren town in Ningxia, and Yuan Quan as a volunteer teacher coming from Beijing to help the local education.
The film won 4 awards at the Golden Rooster Awards.