Echoes of the Rainbow (2010) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Echoes of the Rainbow is best for ages 12+. It's rated NR. Told through the eyes of a young boy in 1960s Hong Kong, "Echoes of the Rainbow" is a gentle, nostalgic family drama that carries significant emotional weight. The film is unrated but its content is comparable to a PG…

Echoes of the Rainbow is officially rated NR. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 12+.

Told through the eyes of a young boy in 1960s Hong Kong, "Echoes of the Rainbow" is a gentle, nostalgic family drama that carries significant emotional weight. The film is unrated but its content is comparable to a PG or light PG-13 rating, primarily due to its central, mature theme: the slow, heartbreaking death of a…

Content is very mild. There is one brief, chaste kiss between two teenage characters.

Moderate. Scenes of parental and school discipline common for the era are shown, including a boy being hit on the hands with a ruler and spanked with a feather duster. These scenes are not graphic but may be upsetting. A major storm sequence shows a family in…

Language is very mild and infrequent. There may be an occasional use of words like "hell" or "damn" in moments of frustration, but no strong profanity is used.

Light. Adults are occasionally shown smoking cigarettes or drinking beer in social, period-appropriate contexts. There is no depiction of substance abuse.

Thematic content is strong and central to the film. The primary storyline involves a beloved older son's diagnosis with leukemia, his physical decline in the hospital, and his eventual death. There are powerful, extended scenes of family grief and sadness…

Echoes of the Rainbow runs 117 minutes, directed by Alex Law Kai-Yui, released in 2010.

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