For the Children(2002)

Name: For the Children
Director: Yang Yazhou
Released: 2002-01-01
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Ni Ping, Yuan Quan, Sun Haiying, Xu Yajun, Li Wannian

Ni Ping Yuan Quan Sun Haiying Xu Yajun Li Wannian

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.