Children of Invention
January 2010
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Rick Groen
An independent film that's all about forced independence.
J. R. Jones
Shows enormous love and respect for those clutching at the short end of the American Dream.
Gary Goldstein
Chen and Chiu's genuine, rarely cloying performances along with Cheung's urgent sincerity add immeasurably to this timely film's many modest pleasures.
Manohla Dargis
Restraint proves a virtue of -- and a shrewd if necessary choice for -- Children of Invention, a modestly scaled, quietly effective independent movie about a struggling single mother and her two...
V.A. Musetto
Performances are realistic and unpretentious, and the backbone of this observant movie by a director-writer with a promising future.
Frank Lovece
Heartfelt but dramatically tepid tale of two kids who must fend for themselves after their single mom goes missing.
Critic reviews
J. R. Jones
Shows enormous love and respect for those clutching at the short end of the American Dream.
Gary Goldstein
Chen and Chiu's genuine, rarely cloying performances along with Cheung's urgent sincerity add immeasurably to this timely film's many modest pleasures.
Manohla Dargis
Restraint proves a virtue of -- and a shrewd if necessary choice for -- Children of Invention, a modestly scaled, quietly effective independent movie about a struggling single mother and her two...
V.A. Musetto
Performances are realistic and unpretentious, and the backbone of this observant movie by a director-writer with a promising future.
Frank Lovece
Heartfelt but dramatically tepid tale of two kids who must fend for themselves after their single mom goes missing.
Kevin Lee
Children of Invention seems furiously scribbled in shorthand, undermining what it has to offer in contemporary resonance.
Cast and credits
Actors | Cindy Cheung, Michael Chen, Crystal Chiu, Lynn Mastio Rice, Kieran Campion |
Director | Tze Chun |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
85 minutes
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