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For the Children
70%
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1h 43m
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For the Children (2002) — AI movie analysis
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Story & themes: 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 i… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate For the Children 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2002-10-28
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 299821
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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 h... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for For the Children is approximately 103 minutes.
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