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72% Critic Match
The Blue Kite
“A history untold, a memory unfolds.”
7.2 / 10• 1994• 2h 21m•NR• Chinese
Drama
Storyline
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Cast & Crew
TY
Tian Yi
Infant Tietou
LeadWZ
Wenyao Zhang
Young Tietou
XC
Xiaoman Chen
Teenage Tietou
Lü Liping
Chen Shujuan
Pu Cunxin
Lin Shaolong
Li Xuejian
Uncle Li
Ping Zong
Chen Shusheng
Hong Zhang
Zhu Ying
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tian Zhuangzhuang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Blue Kite is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
