Mothers
Director XU Huijing
Countries China
Duration 70 min
Synopsis
ZHANG Qing-mei is a birth control chief in a small village. When she's off work, she also serves as a psychic in a temple that worships the "Goddess of Child-giving." This year, the supervising township office commands that sterilization cases be doubled, though not many villagers want it at all. Some desperate officers are determined to send the reluctant mothers to operation rooms. Rong-rong, the elementary school teacher becomes a main target.
ZHANG Qing-mei is a birth control chief in a small village. When she's off work, she also serves as a psychic in a temple that worships the "Goddess of Child-giving." This year, the supervising township office commands that sterilization cases be doubled, though not many villagers want it at all. Some desperate officers are determined to send the reluctant mothers to operation rooms. Rong-rong, the elementary school teacher becomes a main target.