Shoot for the Contents
1992, English. Directed by Trịnh T. Minh-hà.
Reflecting on Mao's famous saying, "Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend," Trinh T. Minh-ha's film — whose title refers in part to a Chinese guessing game — is a unique excursion into the maze of allegorical naming and storytelling in China.
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- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Shoot for the Contents is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- 31 January 1992
- Country
- United States of America
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Shoot for the Contents runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Shoot for the Contents is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shoot for the Contents?
If you liked Shoot for the Contents, try Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, In the Realms of the Unreal, As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty.
Who directed Shoot for the Contents?
Shoot for the Contents (1992) was directed by Trịnh T. Minh-hà and stars Ying Lee-Kelly, Dewi Lee, Wu Tianming.