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Mama is a 1990 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan's directorial debut, Mama is now considered a seminal film in the history of Chinese independent cinema, and by extension, as a pioneering film of the Sixth Generation of which Zhang is a member.
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Nov 3, 1994 · Mama: Directed by Yuan Zhang. With Qingyu Yan, Xiaodan Yang. A young woman who has been abandoned by her husband is left to cope with her mentally challenged and epileptic 13-year-old son.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Duration: 90 mins. Cast and crew. Director: Zhang Yuan. Cast: Qing Yan. Huang Haibo. Pan Shaquan. An email you’ll actually love. Released in China only after a two-year ban, Zhang Yuan's...
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Directed by Zhang Yuan. 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.
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"Sixth Generation" filmmaker Zhang Yuan graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989. This, his feature debut, is widely considered the first "independent" film made in Communist China. Shown at Berlin Film Festival (market) February 13-24, 1992.
May 1, 1990 · Zhang Yuan. Director. Yan Qingyu. Writer. 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.
