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The Kids
The Kids
	Film poster
	小孩
Directed by	Sunny Yu
Written by	Sunny Yu
Produced by	Chang Chao-cheng
Starring	Wu Chien-ho; Wen Chen-ling;
Cinematography	Pei Chi-wei
Edited by	Arvin Chen
Music by	Wen Hsu
Production; companies	Epic Entertainment; Wei Wu Films;
Release date	July 16, 2015 (Taipei Film Festival);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

The Kids (Chinese: 小孩) is a 2015 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Sunny Yu. It stars Wu Chien-ho and Wen Chen-ling as teenage parents who must find a way to provide for their baby.

Plot

Sixteen-year-old Bao-li falls in love with older student Jia-jia. After they begin dating, Jia-jia becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child for whom they can not afford to provide. Though they at first are able to survive with the help of friends and family, Bao-li turns to robbery when his mother gambles away their savings.

Cast

Wu Chien-ho as Bao-li
Wen Chen-ling as Jia-jia
Yang Chi as Bao-li's mother
Bi Zhi Gang as Uncle Liu
Shirley Chien as Aunty Liu
Kao Meng Chieh
May Hong as A-qin
Lawrence Ko as Zhe-wei
Yang Jing as Zhang-qing
Roger Huang as Jia-jia's father

Production

The film was based on true events. Writer-director Sunny Yu says that she made to film to understand how a young father could be pressured into robbing people to support his family.^[1]

Release

The international premiere was at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it competed in the Asian Future competition.^[2]

Reception

Richard Kuipers of Variety called it "an engaging and convincing drama" with good acting, directing, and scoring.^[3]

Awards
Organization	Award	Awardee	Result	Ref
Golden Bell Awards	Best Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated	^[4]
	Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film	Wen Chen Ling
	Best Directing for a Mini-series/TV movie	Sunny Yu
	Best Writing for a Mini-series/TV movie	Sunny Yu
Hawaii International Film Festival	NETPAC Award	Sunny Yu	Won	^[5]