Mama

Synopsis

Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts the life of a single mother (a topic considered taboo at the time) caring for her mentally challenged son. Shot with a documentary aesthetic that includes interviews with families of mentally challenged persons, the film helped kick-start the Sixth Generation of filmmakers (including Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke) and their ethos of employing documentary realism to depict the true conditions of contemporary China.

Main Cast

Yan Qin

梁丹

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Huang Haibo

冬冬

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Shaquan Pan

迟丽

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Yu Shaokang

老大爷

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Yang Xiaodan

小张

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Zhang Yuan
Production	Producer	Zhang Yuan
Editing	Editor	Feng Shuangyuan
Camera	Director of Photography	Zhang Jian
Writing	Writer	Yan Qin
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