Blossom with Tears

38 ^min

China

Human rights Children's rights Educational rights Labor Law

eng: for_whom

Teachers Pupils Students Activists / NGOs

Blossom with Tears

This is a story is about competition and survival: a group of blossom-like children struggle to pave the way for their future lives. The film tells the story of two children (Yuan and Xiang) who are studying acrobatics, and their family. Their thin shoulders bear the hope of both families. While undergoing hardships physically and psychologically as they grow up, they learn to find happiness in life in their own ways. The documentary expresses the director's concern about the life of ordinary people in China.

Director

Huaqing Jin

Huaqing Jin was born in 1980 in Zhejiang, China. He works at Zhejiang Satellite TV as a director. As a documentary maker, he is concerned about the themes of the environment, workers, and youth issues. His films have been screened at many international film festivals, received 22 awards at international film festivals, and have been nominated nearly 100 times.

While watching Blossom With Tears, we discussed the question: Does doing professional sports violate children’s rights? What does it mean to care for a child, having responsibility for a child’s upbringing and development? How do we understand Article 18 of the Convention on Children’s Rights? The emotions, active discussion, excitement, and comments during the screening and discussion signify that the topic of human rights is relevant among the student youth.

Iryna Kovalchuk,

moderator of the Docudays UA film club at Lutsk Pedagogical College