Mama | |
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Traditional Chinese | 媽媽 |
Simplified Chinese | 妈妈 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Māma |
Directed by | Zhang Yuan |
Written by | Qin Yan Zhang Yuan Ning Dai |
Produced by | Zhang Yuan Qin Yan |
Starring | Yang Xiaodan Qin Yan |
Cinematography | Zhang Jian |
Edited by | Feng Shuangyan |
Distributed by | Xi'an Film Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | ¥100,000 |
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.[1] Shot on a very low budget within Zhang Yuan's apartment, Mama follows the story of a mother and her mentally challenged adult son.