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Nezha[1] (Chinese: 少女哪吒; pinyin: Shàonǚ Nézhā; Jyutping: Siu³neoi⁵ Naa⁴zaa¹; lit. 'Girl Nezha'),[2] stylized on some posters as 'NeZha'[3] or 'Ne Zha', is a 2014 Chinese period drama film directed by Li Xiaofeng, in his directorial debut.[5]

Nezha[1]
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese	少女哪吒
Mandarin	Shàonǚ Nézhā
Cantonese	Siu3neoi5 Naa4zaa1
Literally	Girl Nezha[2]
Directed by	Li Xiaofeng[3]
Screenplay by	Li Xiaofeng Wang Mu Pan Yu[3]
Based on	"Shàonǚ Nézhā" by Lü Yao[3]
Produced by	Shen Yang[4]
Starring	Li Jiaqi Li Haofei Chen Jin Xin Peng Li Huan[3]
Cinematography	Joewi Verhoeven[3]
Edited by	Liu Yueyue[2]
Music by	Drew Hanratty[3]
Production companies	Beijing BHBD Culture Diffusion Way Good Entertainment[1]
Release dates	October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) (BIFF)[1] July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11) (China)[2]
Running time	98 minutes[1][2]
Country	China[1][2]
Language	Mandarin[2]
Box office	¥522,000 RMB

The film is based on a novella by Lü Yao,[3] and it was released in China on July 11, 2015.[2] Its title refers to the Chinese folk deity of the same name.

Cast

• Li Jiaqi as Wang Xiaobing
• Li Haofei as Li Xiaolu
• Chen Jin as Xu Wanqing
• Wang Yong as Wang Yinghua
• Xin Peng as Xu Jie
• Li Huan as Li Danyang
• Chen Yongjian as Lin
• Ding Pei

Release

The film had its world premiere on October 5, 2014, in the New Currents section of the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and was then played in several other festivals, including, on November 16, 2014, in the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan. It went on general release in China on July 11, 2015.[2]

Reception

Box office

The film earned ¥522,000 RMB at the Chinese box office.[6]

Critical response

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 5 out of 10, saying that a "promising story of a female rebel and her bosom pal squanders its early promise."[5]

References

External links

• Nezha at IMDb

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