In response to the death of her husband and young son, peasant Zhang Meili founds a school in the dry desert landscape of northwest China. When cultured and chipper Xia Yu arrives from Beijing to help her out, the two women bond and learn from each other's character how to best serve the children. Various subplots include the arrival of Xia's husband, who tries in vain to persuade her to return to the city, Xia's quick abortion, and the comically clandestine relationship between Zhang and a local projectionist.
For the Children has generally received positive reviews.
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For the Children was released in 2002 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving For the Children (2002) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed For the Children a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 73%, For the Children is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2002 with similar scores include films like Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Frailty.
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