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King of the Children 1987

Runtime

107 mins

Language

Chinese

Chinese

An unschooled young man, a victim of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, toils in the countryside and is later assigned to teach at a nearby school. Rejecting the rigid Maoist textbook, he encourages the barely literate children to express their own lives and feelings through writing, helping them discover a personal voice amid political oppression.

An unschooled young man, a victim of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, toils in the countryside and is later assigned to teach at a nearby school. Rejecting the rigid Maoist textbook, he encourages the barely literate children to express their own lives and feelings through writing, helping them discover a personal voice amid political oppression.

Does King of the Children have end credit scenes?

No!

King of the Children does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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