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Mama

68.00% | May 1, 1990 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Zhang Yuan
Director
Feng Shuangyuan
Editor
Zhang Yuan
Producer
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Cast

Yan Qin
Yan Qin
梁丹
Huang Haibo
Huang Haibo
冬冬
Shaquan Pan
Shaquan Pan
迟丽
Yu Shaokang
Yu Shaokang
老大爷

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