The Blue Kite

A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.

Cast

Tian Yi

as Infant Tietou

Wenyao Zhang

as Young Tietou

Xiaoman Chen

as Teenage Tietou

Lü Liping

as Chen Shujuan

Pu Cunxin

as Lin Shaolong

Li Xuejian

as Uncle Li

Ping Zong

as Chen Shusheng

Hong Zhang

as Zhu Ying

Chu Shuanzhong

as Chen Shuyan

Song Xiaoying

as Sis

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