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Variety (Derek Elley):
“…Utterly winning film, with a lead perf by anklebiter Dong Bowen that will charm the hardest heart…”
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Screen International (Patric Z McGavin):
“Comically alive, delicately observed ... sharply etched, emotionally precise ... LITTLE RED FLOWERS is relaxed, playful, and open.”
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Variety (Derek Elley):
“…Zhang has fashioned a kids' film for grown-ups. Think ZERO POUR CONDUITE set during the early years of Communist China, and shot in lustrous color with a slightly fantastical edge…”
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Screen International (Patric Z McGavin):
“From its opening image of the child entranced by the blindingly beautiful sight of the white snow dotting the ink black sky, LITTLE RED FLOWERS is a quiet celebration of imagination and wonder in defiance of a rigid social conformity.”
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Screen International (Patric Z McGavin):
“Zhang's talent is to reveal childhood as a shifting series of prerogatives. He captures the emotional daring of children, from multiple extremes - the impudence, the anti-authoritarian contest of wills, the sexual curiosity - in a continually fresh and unsentimental way without denying the darker implications and nasty discontents.”
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Screen International (Patric Z McGavin):
“The result is funny and sad, and has a brutal shock of recognition, especially when a string of girls mimic the fascist military manoeuvres of a Red Army squadron. The warmer, gentler tone never betrays its quiet alarm and bitter portrait while its telling is all the more spontaneous and refreshing.”
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Cinematical (Kim Voynar):
"At the heart of the film is the young actor who plays Quiang, who is so adorable and expressive the audience falls in love with him from his first moments on screen. The film has funny moments, but also heartbreaking ones."
‘‘The performances Zhang is able to elecit from all his young actors are quite remarkable. Zhang captures the children playing, laughing and bullying each other, but he also captures moments of intellect and thoughtfulness."
’‘Little Red Flowers and its young lead captivated the crowd, and captured our hearts."
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Panorama Special Berlin 2006
World Dramatic Competition, Sundance 2006
Official Selection: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Barcelona Asian, Tapei
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C.I.C.A.E Prize, Berlin 2006
The Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (C.I.C.A.E.), the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas, forms one jury for the Panorama and one for the Forum. Each jury awards one prize in its section.
Best Direction, Alba Film Festival
Best Adapted Screenplay, Golden Horse Film Festival
Jury Special Mention, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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