Mulberry Child
American Dream Pictures | Release Date: September 14, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSep 12, 2012
There's a universal story here about immigrant parents and children, and how American culture can swamp family traditions, and make parents and children culturally unrecognizable to one another. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenOct 5, 2012
In the film based on her memoir Mulberry Child, Jian Ping speaks of her family's ordeal during the Cultural Revolution with searing detail and not an ounce of sentimentality. The same can't be said of director Susan Morgan Cooper's heavy-handed approach to the material. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick SchagerSep 12, 2012
A documentary -- based in part on Jian Ping's autobiographical book of the same name -- whose poignancy is lessened by its awkward formal devices. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldSep 12, 2012
The film's subject matter is epochal, its delivery less so. Read full review
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