Mama

Name: Mama
Director: Zhang Yuan
Released: 1990

1990 film by Zhang Yuan

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Released: 1990
Director: Zhang Yuan
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Genre: independent film
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

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Mama is a 1990 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan's directorial debut, Mama is now considered a seminal film in the history of Chinese independent cinema, and by extension, as a pioneering film of the Sixth Generation of which Zhang is a member. Shot on a very low budget within Zhang Yuan's apartment, Mama follows the story of a mother and her mentally challenged adult son.

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Color: black-and-white
Part of: sixth generation Chinese films

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