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http://www.chinacoproduction.com 2008-09-01 China Film Co-Production Corporation
The Cutie (China)
Genre: Comedy Shooting Material: 35mm Length:100 min Production Budget: 3,000,000 RMB
In order to make the piglet grow up fast, Cutie bathes it, befriends with it, lets it sleep in his bed, and even takes it with him to school. After having done so much for the piglet, Cutie decides to kill the piglet. The blacksmith, however, makes a sickle for him by mistake. Before Cutie gives up, he suprisingly finds that the pigelt can be a messenger to deliver mails. Furthermore, the piglet saves his life when he is trapped by schoolmates. Since then, Cutie and the piglet have become friends in deed. One day he finds the missing piglet sleep in his bed. The piglet grows up with Cutie. He takes it to the vet in the town when it gets ill, but the bus conductor rejects them. Cutie writes to the vet. When the vet arrives, the piglet has been taken away by his father. Cutie is so disappointed when he sees the pork at the butchery. He can't help crying. With his tears rolling down, Cutie sees the piglet among many others approaching to him in the beautiful sunsetting.
This warming film is supposed to deliver a message that human beings have loving care for pets from the bottom of their heart. I will try to demonstrate life philosophy through a simple but hilarious story where a naughty boy is trapped in a light dilemma to kill or to raise the piglet. The story starts with natural human desire. The character, however, takes up the responsibility when he is made to do so. As human emotion win over, such responsibility turns into love and care for all creatures on earth. Director's Biography Zhonghua Zhang, born in June 1, 1983, graduated from the College of Arts in Northwest University, Xi'an, China. His directorial debut Days of Being Conqueror won Best Full-Length Feature at the 12th Beijing College Students Film Festival; his Purple Whipping Top won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Leading Actor at Chengdu College Students Film Festival, and also received Excellence Prize by the CPC Youth Committee. His third work Flying Quail won Best Creation at the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival, and has been exhibited at several international festivals including British Oriental Film Festival.
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