Movie

11 Flowers

2012 · 110 min

A quiet, watchful childhood memoir that drifts between innocence and menace, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview: A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugitive and struggles to understand the adult world.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, class, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
class
survival
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none