Bei kao bei, lian dui lian (1994)
18KBei kao bei, lian dui lian: Directed by Jianxin Huang, Yazhou Yang. With Zhenhua Niu, Kesheng Lei, Qiang Li, Hao Ju. Wang Shuangli is Deputy Director of the local Cultural Centre, and hopes to be appointed Director. However Old Ma is brought in from the country and installed as Director. This starts a long train of events with Wang’s cronies using the bureaucracy to try to oust the new director. At home, Wang has problems because his father wants Wang to have a son to carry on the family name. However, because of the one-child policy, Wang cannot have any more children unless his young daughter is certified infirm.
“What this movie criticizes is the integral part of corruption: connection. Those who are able to be promoted is not due to their merits or ability, but simply depends on who he or she knows in the higher tier of bureaucracy. The film did a great job in criticizing this problem that is faced by everyone in China. Hail! A perfect 10!”
