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Kong Fan Sen

1996 · 112 min

A sincere, slow-moving tribute that feels like a respectful portrait of a dedicated public servant, moving but somewhat dry.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Biography of the beloved Kong Fan Sen, a government official of Ali, an outlying area of Tibet. Kong leads the people of Ali to build a better home, but unfortunately dies on the way of an investigation.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • power
  • death
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Chen Guoxing, Wang Ping
Written by
Wang Xing-Dong
Starring
Gao Ming, Zhang Zijian, Yun Qu, Wang Yue, Jiang Yaobin
Runtime
112 min
Country
China
Languages
Tibetan, Mandarin

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