The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

Directed by Dai Sijie

Produced by France 2 Cinéma, EuropaCorp

200695 min6.4 / 10

A tender yet fraught portrait of two women navigating a forbidden romance within the constraints of family expectation and social prohibition.

At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Chinese Botanist's Daughters sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Chinese Botanist's Daughters violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Chinese Botanist's Daughters scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Chinese Botanist's Daughters easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Chinese Botanist's Daughters end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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