The director LIU is good at digging the social reality.
I can't imagine if my child had an incurable disease, and I am really noy sure how to choose.Perhaps,someone should cross this out,but I could not .So does the Meng .
The performance of Meng is perfect.I like her eyes.Although she her make-up is untidy,I am sure she is a fascinating beauty with great acting skills.
5 Reviews
oozes with almost unbearable tension
mjfhhh13 August 2019
Juang Meng is a 19 year old girl who still lives with her foster mother. Abandoned at birth because of her heart condition she more than anyone knows the hardships of those unwanted by their parents. While working her dead end job at the hospital she witnesses a father refusing life saving surgery for his baby daughter. From then on Juang will move heaven and earth to give that baby another chance in life, even if it means kidnapping the child.
THE BABY could have been an anti-utopian thriller if it wasn't based on fact. Instead it can be watched as a documentary - it is matter of factly unflinching, as it depicts the every day life of the less fortunate in Chinese society. The film takes a hard look at Chinese foster care and disability scheme, as the characters are thrown into an impossible situation where no one can win.
The director Jie Liu has created something special here. Famous for his mainstream movie making he now delivers a realistic thriller with the conflict deeply rooted in the social problems of everyday China. Inviting the starlet Yang Mi to play the main character is a controversial choice for she is as far from an everyday Chinese girl as one can possibly be. Yang Mi, who is stunningly beautiful, here is her most unglamorous self. With her old woman walk and weatherbeaten unsmiling face her character is a force of nature, unstoppable but also devastating, which makes her an unlikable protagonist. After many soap operas and one off thrillers she surely shows she can carry the whole film on her shoulders.
Powerful and devastating THE BABY oozes with almost unbearable tension. While there's no violence or action thrills on display it still makes for an edge of the seat viewing experience that holds you in its grip.
THE BABY could have been an anti-utopian thriller if it wasn't based on fact. Instead it can be watched as a documentary - it is matter of factly unflinching, as it depicts the every day life of the less fortunate in Chinese society. The film takes a hard look at Chinese foster care and disability scheme, as the characters are thrown into an impossible situation where no one can win.
The director Jie Liu has created something special here. Famous for his mainstream movie making he now delivers a realistic thriller with the conflict deeply rooted in the social problems of everyday China. Inviting the starlet Yang Mi to play the main character is a controversial choice for she is as far from an everyday Chinese girl as one can possibly be. Yang Mi, who is stunningly beautiful, here is her most unglamorous self. With her old woman walk and weatherbeaten unsmiling face her character is a force of nature, unstoppable but also devastating, which makes her an unlikable protagonist. After many soap operas and one off thrillers she surely shows she can carry the whole film on her shoulders.
Powerful and devastating THE BABY oozes with almost unbearable tension. While there's no violence or action thrills on display it still makes for an edge of the seat viewing experience that holds you in its grip.
A movie about redemption
daiyifan28 September 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The director Liu didn't waste any second, though he just told a story and asked us the tough question. I feel struggling for the conflict though there are not deliberate emotional renderings. Astonishingly, Meng was determined to save the handicapped baby. I was impressed by her obsession and desperation.
nice narrative story
doradyx23 October 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I remember that this movie takes 9 months to finish. Director deletes all the plots which made him cry, so this movie is really calm. Maybe someone may regard it as a boring film, it can only proof these kind of people are not fix this movie. I cannot tell clearly my impression towards it, since I get several diverse thoughts after watching it for several times. This is the best movie I have seen this year.
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