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Children of Invention (2009)

Children of Invention

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1h 26m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

August 1st, 2009

6.3/10

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Two young children living illegally in a model apartment outside Boston are left to fend for themselves when their hardworking mother disappears

14 wins and 2 nominations

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Cast

Cindy Cheung
Elaine Cheng
Michael Chen
Raymond Cheng
Crystal Chiu
Tina Cheng
Stephen Gevedon
Rob the Salesman
Frank Pando
Bruce
Kieran Campion
Dan
Jackson Ning
Michael
Remmi Franklin
Sheriff
Yan Xi
Felicia
Suzan Mikiel
Mrs. Cutter
Full cast & crew

Directors

Tze Chun
Full cast & crew

Producers

Diana Barrett
co-executive producer
for the Fledgling Fund
Dan Cogan
executive producer
Abigail Disney
(co-executive producer)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Tze Chun
written by
Full cast & crew

Keywords

immigrant
asian woman
boston massachusetts
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

Mandarin Chinese
English
Yue Chinese

Release Dates

August 1st, 2009 (Canada) (Montréal Film Festival)
April 26th, 2011 (China) (Beijing International Film Festival)
September 28th, 2012 (Netherlands) (TV premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Children of Invention (original title)
Children of Invention (Canada) (French title)
自力更生 (China) (Mandarin title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Closter, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
All Locations

Running Times

86 min (United States of America)
88 min

Production Companies

Syncopated Films
The Complications
Impact Partners
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Forward Entertainment (II) (Non-US)
Film1 (Netherlands) (limited)
Asian Crush (United States of America)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Great City Productions (post-production sound services)

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