The Blue Kite
This is one of the most important and culturally powerful films to come out of Asia in the 1990s. The Blue Kite shows the terrible reality of living in mainland China during the 1950s and 60s. This movie was banned by the Mao administration. Subsequently, director Zuhangzhuan Tian was given a 10-year filmmaking ban for making the movie itself.
Sending a Message
The Blue Kite is told from the perspective of a young Chinese boy growing up in Bejing around 1950. This movie depicts the long-covered-up cultural revolution in central China, and it speaks to the terrible reality of living under an oppressive government. This movie will likely force you to observe the people's plight in China. You might even learn something if you sit through the whole thing.