Einstein and Einstein

Einstein and Einstein is a 2013 Chinese film directed by Cao Baoping and starring Zhang Xueying and Guo Jinglin. It was first played in October 2013 at the Youth Generation International Film Forum, and it was first played in theaters in China in 2018. The film was selected to compete for the Crystal Bear in Generation 14plus section at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won Special Mention Award.

Synopsis

It is about a 13-year-old girl named Li Wan, played by Zhang Xueying, who struggles with her parents after her dog runs away.

Cast

Zhang Xueying as Li Wan
Guo Jinglin as Li Wan's father
Zhi Yitong as Grandpa
Cao Xinyue as stepmother
Huang Shijia as Li Tang
Dai Xu as Gao Fang
Zhou Zhen as Grandma
Nie Xin as a woman

Reception

Critical response

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film has "a happy ending that suggests the modernization of China is an iterative process that will trickle down to the Li Wans of the world — eventually."