- 2016
- China Lion Film Distribution
- 1 h 53 m
SummaryIn order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when the charity group that funds the school visits for an inspection, the village has to find ways to hide their secret.
Mr. Donkey
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Oct 27, 2016
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Zhou Shen and Liu Lu’s bleak farce Mr. Donkey, adapted from their play, has a sentimental streak, and, as farce can, a tendency to overheat. But beneath its mild staginess and intermittent mania lies a cynical, piercing parable about China’s past and perhaps its present.
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Mr. Donkey is deeply flawed but also fascinating. There’s a good story here, woven between the thudding jokes.
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Aug 1, 2026
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荒诞喜剧的糖衣包裹了苦涩的人性毒药。乡村教师为骗取经费虚构"驴得水"老师，却在检查中层层圆谎、步步沦陷。 初看是笑料百出的闹剧，细品却是脊背发凉的悲剧。铜匠从质朴到狰狞，张一曼从自由到疯癫，都在拷问：当利益与尊严放在天平两端，知识份子的底线有多脆弱？周铁男的膝盖一软，孙校长的"成大事不拘小节"，不过是将妥协包装成无奈，将堕落粉饰为生存。 最狠的刀是让你笑着笑着忽然发现——那面照妖镜里映出的，竟是自己的影子。它将时代的病灶剖开：权力的微醺、集体的沉默、良知的议价，都在闹剧中现了原形。 任素汐用一首《我要你》唱尽自由的代价。当花瓣不再纷飞，留下的只有狼藉。这哪里是乡村寓言，分明是写给成年人的警示录：别让你的"驴得水"，最终成了你自己
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Production Company:
- Beijing Fun Age Pictures
- Beijing Sili Culture Media
- In Entertainment
- Tianjin Maoyan Media
Release Date:Oct 28, 2016
Duration:1 h 53 m
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Awards
Shanghai Film Critics Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Guangzhou Student Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
