The Kids (film)

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.

For other uses, see The Kid (disambiguation).
The Kids
Film poster
小孩
Directed bySunny Yu
Produced byChang Chao-cheng
Written bySunny Yu
Starring
Music byWen Hsu
CinematographyPei Chi-wei
Edited byArvin Chen
Production
company
  • Epic Entertainment
  • Wei Wu Films
Release date
  • July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) (Taipei Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

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
  • Wu Chien-ho as Bao-li
  • Wen Chen-ling as Jia-jia
  • Yang Chi as Bao-li's mother
  • Bi Zhi Gang as Uncle Liu
  • Shirley Chien as Aunty Liu
  • Kao Meng Chieh
  • May Hong as A-qin
  • Lawrence Ko as Zhe-wei
  • Yang Jing as Zhang-qing
  • Roger Huang as Jia-jia's father

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
OrganizationAwardAwardeeResultRef
Golden Bell AwardsBest Miniseries or Television FilmNominated[4]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmWen Chen Ling
Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movieSunny Yu
Best Writing for a Mini-series/TV movieSunny Yu
Hawaii International Film FestivalNETPAC AwardSunny YuWon[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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