Baba
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wang Shuo
Feng Xiaogang
Hu Xiaopei
Xu Fan
Qin Yan
Wang Weining
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Synopsis
Ma Linsheng, a minor bureaucrat who is simultaneously spineless, violent and passionate, is very inconsistent in the way he treats his son, Ma Che. a sensitive and open young teenager. President of the Worker's Committee, Linsheng conceals his romantic dreams under a veneer of macho insensitivity. One day, Che makes a mistake at school. His father writes a self-criticism for him; but the boy, who doesn't accept this image of himself, refuses to sign it. Humiliated, Linsheng hits him. From then on, their already stormy relationship becomes a battle of wills.
Director
Wang Shuo
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival.
Feature directorial debut for novelist Wang Shuo.
Film was denied approval by Chinese censors for several years, remaining unshown before being accepted at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2000.
color
Dolby
dialogue Mandarin
subtitled English
Film is still banned in China.
