11 Flowers
Crime, Drama, History
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2012
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A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.
Director:
Cast:
,
Yan Ni
,
Qiao Renliang
,
Liu Wenquinge
,
Wang Jingchun
,
Yan Nie
,
Zhang Kexuane
,
Liu Wenqing
,
Mo Shi-ni
,
Yu Yue
Details
Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
9 May 2012
Country:
CN, FR, HK
Languages:
Chinese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
More sensitive than disaffected, too gentle to resonate more than mildly.
– Aaron Hillis,
Village Voice,
22 Feb 2013
fresh:
The movie lingers in the mind, largely because director Wang Xiaoshuai's theme is poignant and classic: The more a child perceives of what the adults around him are doing, the more childhood slips away.
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
22 Feb 2013
fresh:
Poised on the brink of sexual awareness and the waning of the Cultural Revolution, an 11-year-old boy struggles to interpret the signals from his changing body and an increasingly confusing world.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
21 Feb 2013
fresh:
Wang Xiaoshuai's gently engrossing coming-of-age tale isn't strikingly unique, but it does possess the heartfelt confidence that comes from autobiographical influence - and natural talent.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb 2013
rotten:
Mildly resonant, if not revelatory.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
20 Feb 2013