For the Children

For the Children — Plot

In response to the death of her husband and young son, peasant Zhang Meili founds a school in the dry desert landscape of northwest China. When cultured and chipper Xia Yu arrives from Beijing to help her out, the two women bond and learn from each other's character how to best serve the children. Various subplots include the arrival of Xia's husband, who tries in vain to persuade her to return to the city, Xia's quick abortion, and the comically clandestine relationship between Zhang and a local projectionist.

• Release date
• October 28, 2002
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Director
• Yang Yazhou

For the Children — Cast

Ni Ping 张美丽 Yuan Quan 夏雨 Sun Haiying 王树 Xu Yajun 刘志鹏 Li Wannian 村长 Ge Zhijun 赵面粉

Y

Yang Jiahe 王大河 Guo Da 张总