China’s Communist Revolution of the 50s and 60s is seen
through the eyes of a young boy, as members of his family are tragically
affected in varying ways by the horrors of the political system, with the title
plaything serving as a symbolic familial bond. Tian Zhuangzhuang’s The Blue Kite is an angry, overtly
political film dealing with the lives of everyday people and containing several
moving, memorable moments.
*** out of ****
