Maineland

Play trailer

1:32

Maineland

Released Mar 16, 2018

1h 30m

Documentary

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

82%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.

Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

A sweetly observed if not especially incisive documentary.

Jun 7, 2018

Full Review

Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

A documentary that offers some fascinating if glancing insights into a rich and timely subject but ends up being more frustrating than enlightening.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 16, 2018

Full Review

Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

What's memorable here is the students' talk of their families' economic anxieties, of their hopes to make enough money while young that their own children will feel financially secure, of the ways that American and Chinese life diverge.

Mar 14, 2018

Full Review

Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

Maineland is, however, very much worth seeing because it does give us a portrait of two teens who share more with their American counterparts than they or we imagine.

Jun 7, 2018

Full Review

Bobby LePire

Film Threat

It runs too long, and music often drowns out valuable information. But Stella and Harry are wonderfully intriguing leads and watching them grow more confident, learn what they want and then achieve such is heartfelt enough that it is worth your time.

Rated: B

Mar 16, 2018

Full Review

Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

This is not a film replete with big revelations, but it effectively draws out the details that unsettle and give the migratory experience its power.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 15, 2018

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Miao Wang

Director

Robert M. Chang

Producer

Miao Wang

Producer

Violet Du Feng

Producer

Damon Smith

Producer

Sean Price Williams

Cinematographer

All This Panic

94%

69%

All This Panic

Watchlist

TRAILER

for All This Panic

Step

96%

78%

Step

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Step

The Kids

100%

%

The Kids

Watchlist

Finding Yingying

100%

%

Finding Yingying

Watchlist

Generation Wealth

46%

53%

Generation Wealth

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Generation Wealth

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Maineland: Teaser Trailer 1

1:32

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite who have big American dreams settle into a boarding school in small-town Maine. As their fuzzy visions of the American dream slowly gain more clarity, their relationship to home takes on a poignant new aspect.

Director: Miao Wang
Producer: Robert M. Chang, Miao Wang, Violet Du Feng, Damon Smith
Distributor: Abramorama
Production Co: Three Waters Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

Most Popular at Home Now