The Kids (film)

The Kids

Film poster
小孩
Directed by Sunny Yu
Produced by Chang Chao-cheng
Written by Sunny Yu
Starring
  • Wu Chien Ho
  • Wen Chen Ling
Music by Wen Hsu
Cinematography Pei Chi-wei
Edited by Arvin Chen
Production
company
  • Epic Entertainment
  • Wei Wu Films
Release dates
  • 2015 (2015)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Taiwan
Language Mandarin

The Kids (Chinese: 小孩) is a 2015 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Sunny Yu. It stars Wu Chien Ho and Wen Chen Ling as teenage parents who must find a way to provide for their baby.

Plot

Sixteen-year-old Bao-li falls in love with older student Jia-jia. After they begin dating, Jia-jia becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child for whom they can not afford to provide. Though they at first are able to survive with the help of friends and family, Bao-li turns to robbery when his mother gambles away their savings.

Cast

Production

The film was based on true events. Writer-director Sunny Yu says that she made to film to understand how a young father could be pressured into robbing people to support his family.[1]

Release

The international premiere was at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it competed in the Asian Future competition.[2]

Reception

Richard Kuipers of Variety called it "an engaging and convincing drama" with good acting, directing, and scoring.[3]

Awards
Organization Award Awardee Result Ref
Golden Bell Awards Best TV Movie Nominated [4]
Best Leading Actress Wen Chen Ling
Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movie Sunny Yu
Best Writing for a Mini-series/TV movie Sunny Yu
Hawaii International Film Festival NETPAC Award Sunny Yu Won [5]

References

  1. Yu, Sunny (2015-11-10). "10/29 [Q&A] Asian Future – “The Kids” by Sunny Yu". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. Gallagher, Chris (2015-09-29). "Tokyo International Film Festival unveils Competition line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. Kuipers, Richard (2015-11-29). "Film Review: 'The Kids'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. "【金鐘50完整入圍名單】楊一展藍正龍搶視帝". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. "Local film 'The Kids' won award at Hawaii film fest". The China Post. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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