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{{About|the 2015 film|other other films with a similar title|The Kid (disambiguation)#Films{{!}}The Kid § Films}}
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| caption = Film poster
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| film name = 小孩
| native_name = 小孩
| director = Sunny Yu
| director = Sunny Yu
| producer = Chang Chao-cheng
| producer = Chang Chao-cheng
| writer = Sunny Yu
| writer = Sunny Yu
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Wu Chien Ho
* [[Wu Chien-ho]]
* Wen Chen Ling
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| music = Wen Hsu
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| released = {{film date|2015}}
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| runtime = 90 minutes
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| country = Taiwan
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'''''The Kids''''' ({{lang-zh|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.
'''''The Kids''''' ({{zh|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 ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* Wu Chien Ho as Bao-li
* [[Wu Chien-ho]] as Bao-li
* Wen Chen Ling as Jia-jia
* [[Wen Chen-ling]] as Jia-jia
* Yang Chi as Bao-li's mother
* Yang Chi as Bao-li's mother
* Bi Zhi Gang as Uncle Liu
* Bi Zhi Gang as Uncle Liu
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* Kao Meng Chieh
* Kao Meng Chieh
* May Hong as A-qin
* May Hong as A-qin
* Lawrence Ko as Zhe-wei
* [[Lawrence Ko]] as Zhe-wei
* Yang Jing as Zhang-qing
* Yang Jing as Zhang-qing
* Roger Huang as Jia-jia's father
* Roger Huang as Jia-jia's father
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Richard Kuipers of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "an engaging and convincing drama" with good acting, directing, and scoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/the-kids-review-sunny-yu-1201648312/|title=Film Review: 'The Kids'|last=Kuipers|first=Richard|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2015-11-29|accessdate=2016-04-04}}</ref>
Richard Kuipers of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "an engaging and convincing drama" with good acting, directing, and scoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/the-kids-review-sunny-yu-1201648312/|title=Film Review: 'The Kids'|last=Kuipers|first=Richard|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2015-11-29|accessdate=2016-04-04}}</ref>


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| rowspan=4|[[Golden Bell Awards]] || [[Golden Bell Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]] || || rowspan=4 {{nom}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150826/678134/|title=【金鐘50完整入圍名單】楊一展藍正龍搶視帝|work=[[Apple Daily]]|accessdate=2016-04-04|language=Chinese}}</ref>
| rowspan=4|[[Golden Bell Awards]] || [[Golden Bell Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]] || || rowspan=4 {{nom}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150826/678134/|title=【金鐘50完整入圍名單】楊一展藍正龍搶視帝|work=[[Apple Daily]]|accessdate=2016-04-04|language=Chinese}}</ref>
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| [[Best Leading Actress in a Mini-series (Golden Bell Awards)|Best Leading Actress]] || Wen Chen Ling
| [[Golden Bell Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film]] || Wen Chen Ling
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| Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movie || Sunny Yu
| Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movie || Sunny Yu
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[[Category:Taiwanese drama films]]
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 22 December 2024

This article is about the 2015 film. For other other films with a similar title, see The Kid § Films.
The Kids
Film poster
小孩
Directed bySunny Yu
Written bySunny Yu
Produced byChang Chao-cheng
Starring
CinematographyPei Chi-wei
Edited byArvin Chen
Music byWen Hsu
Production
companies
  • Epic Entertainment
  • Wei Wu Films
Release date
  • July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) (Taipei Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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

Reception

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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 Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [4]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film 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

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  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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