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King of the Children

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
Release Date: Friday, May 1 1987
38 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Xie YuanXie Yuan. Xie Yuan was 27 in King of the Children as 'Lao Gar'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1959 –
Died: Tue, Aug 18 2020
Portrait of Xuewen YangXuewen Yang. Xuewen Yang was >> in King of the Children as 'Wang Fu'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shaohua ChenShaohua Chen. Shaohua Chen was >> in King of the Children as 'Headmaster Chen'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Caimei ZhangCaimei Zhang. Caimei Zhang was >> in King of the Children as 'Laidi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Xu GuoqingXu Guoqing. Xu Guoqing was >> in King of the Children as 'Lao Hei'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gu ChangweiGu Changwei. Gu Changwei was 29 in King of the Children as 'Secretary Wu'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 12 1957

Crew

Portrait of Chen KaigeChen Kaige. Chen Kaige was 34 in King of the Children as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1952
Portrait of Gu ChangweiGu Changwei. Gu Changwei was 29 in King of the Children as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Dec 12 1957
Portrait of Qiang XiaoluQiang Xiaolu. Qiang Xiaolu was >> in King of the Children as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of He JianjunHe Jianjun. He Jianjun was 27 in King of the Children as 'Writer'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1960
Portrait of Wu TianmingWu Tianming. Wu Tianming was 47 in King of the Children as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 05 1939 –
Died: Tue, Mar 04 2014
Portrait of Miaomiao LiuMiaomiao Liu. Miaomiao Liu was 24 in King of the Children as 'Sound Editor, Editor'
Birthday: Tue, Sep 25 1962
Portrait of Qu XiaosongQu Xiaosong. Qu Xiaosong was >> in King of the Children as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tian ZhuangzhuangTian Zhuangzhuang. Tian Zhuangzhuang was 35 in King of the Children as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 26 1952
Portrait of A ChengA Cheng. A Cheng was 38 in King of the Children as 'Novel'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 05 1949
Portrait of Jing TaoJing Tao. Jing Tao was 30 in King of the Children as 'Sound Designer'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 26 1957
Portrait of Hong AnHong An. Hong An was >> in King of the Children as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shaohua ChenShaohua Chen. Shaohua Chen was >> in King of the Children as 'Art Direction, Production Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gu ChangningGu Changning. Gu Changning was >> in King of the Children as 'Sound Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday