Children of Invention

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Movie Info

Two young children are left to fend for themselves when their mother disappears.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Tze Chun
Producer:

Mynette Louie, Trevor Sagan
Writer:

Tze Chun
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 16, 2016
Runtime:

1h 26m
Production Co:

Syncopated Films, Impact Partners

Cast & Crew

Cindy Cheung
Elaine Cheng

Michael Chen
Raymond Cheng

Crystal Chiu
Tina Cheng

Stephen Gevedon
Rob the Salesman

Frank Pando
Bruce

Kieran Campion
Dan

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Critics Consensus: Green Zone Feels Stale

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Critic Reviews for Children of Invention

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (3)

An independent film that's all about forced independence.

April 23, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
Shows enormous love and respect for those clutching at the short end of the American Dream.

April 1, 2010 | Full Review…

J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
Chen and Chiu's genuine, rarely cloying performances along with Cheung's urgent sincerity add immeasurably to this timely film's many modest pleasures.

March 12, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
Restraint proves a virtue of -- and a shrewd if necessary choice for -- Children of Invention, a modestly scaled, quietly effective independent movie about a struggling single mother and her two children.

March 12, 2010 | Rating: 3/5

Manohla Dargis
New York Times
Performances are realistic and unpretentious, and the backbone of this observant movie by a director-writer with a promising future.

March 12, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Heartfelt but dramatically tepid tale of two kids who must fend for themselves after their single mom goes missing.

March 11, 2010 | Full Review…

Frank Lovece
Hollywood Reporter
It's a promising start for director Tze Chun, but despite the film's charms, the story doesn't get interesting enough early enough.

June 11, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
Preserving a sense of hope for today's children, there is too much in this film that is too hard to believe.

March 19, 2010 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Ron Wilkinson
Monsters and Critics
keeps the danger and sadness at bay, instead giving us two fairly developed kid characters

March 18, 2010 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Norm Schrager
Filmcritic.com
A more than welcome addition, in a film world where mothers more often than not, get a bad rap for everything that ails US society when it comes to shortchanging children.

February 19, 2010 | Full Review…

Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

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Audience Reviews for Children of Invention

Sep 09, 2011

I felt sorry for the poor mother who fell for the pyramid scheme.

Ida K Super Reviewer
Jan 04, 2011

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...I am a sucker for movies revolving around children. This one is no exception. I enjoyed this movie, mostly because of Crystal Chiu. What an adorable little girl! She has such an expressive face, and did an outstanding job in this film. The whole movie was interesting, and the ending was appropriate, I thought. Nice little movie.

Cynthia S Super Reviewer
Dec 30, 2010

I liked this a lot - the kids were adorable and very believable and you could really feel the mother's struggle. Definitely worth watching.

Sarah P Super Reviewer

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