Summary The Monkey Kid is the story of a nine year-old girl's daily life in Beijing, 1970, during the mid-stage of the Cultural Revolution. Her parents, deemed "intellectuals" by the state, have been sent for "Re-education" in the countryside to "Learn from the Peasants." The child is left to learn life on her own. She parachutes from the top of clothes cupboards, she shows up late for school, she tumbles down mountains of gravel, she balances on balconies five stories high.... View more details
Directed : Xiao-Yen Wang
Written : Xiao-Yen Wang
Stars : Guang Yang Shu Fang Yang Lin Fu Di
Genres : Drama Family
Release date : Jun 17, 1997
Countries of origin : United States China
Official sites : Beijing-San Francisco Film Group
Language : Mandarin
Filming locations : Beijing, China
Production companies : The Beijing-San Francisco Film Group
Summary The Monkey Kid is the story of a nine year-old girl's daily life in Beijing, 1970, during the mid-stage of the Cultural Revolution. Her parents, deemed "intellectuals" by the state, have been sent for "Re-education" in the countryside to "Learn from the Peasants." The child is left to learn life on her own. She parachutes from the top of clothes cupboards, she shows up late for school, she tumbles down mountains of gravel, she balances on balconies five stories high.... View more details
Genres : Drama Family
Release date : Jun 17, 1997
Countries of origin : United States China
Official sites : Beijing-San Francisco Film Group
Language : Mandarin
Filming locations : Beijing, China
Production companies : The Beijing-San Francisco Film Group
