The Kids ( Chinese: 小孩) is a 2015 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Sunny Yu. It stars Wu Chien-ho and Wen Chen-ling as teenage parents who must find a way to provide for their baby.
Sixteen-year-old Bao-li falls in love with older student Jia-jia. After they begin dating, Jia-jia becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child for whom they can not afford to provide. Though they at first are able to survive with the help of friends and family, Bao-li turns to robbery when his mother gambles away their savings.
The film was based on true events. Writer-director Sunny Yu says that she made to film to understand how a young father could be pressured into robbing people to support his family. [1]
The international premiere was at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it competed in the Asian Future competition. [2]
Richard Kuipers of Variety called it "an engaging and convincing drama" with good acting, directing, and scoring. [3]
Organization | Award | Awardee | Result | Ref |
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Golden Bell Awards | Best Miniseries or Television Film | Nominated | [4] | |
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | Wen Chen Ling | |||
Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movie | Sunny Yu | |||
Best Writing for a Mini-series/TV movie | Sunny Yu | |||
Hawaii International Film Festival | NETPAC Award | Sunny Yu | Won | [5] |