Singing When We're Young (Chinese: 初恋未满; pinyin: Chūliàn wèi mǎn) is a 2013 Chinese youth film, produced by Andy Lau,[3] is the director's debut of Liu Juan.[4] The film was shortlisted in the "Asian Newcomer Award" unit of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival,[5] and won a special jury award. Released in China on July 4, 2013.[6]
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Simplified | 初恋未满 |
Mandarin | Chūliàn wèi mǎn |
Directed by | Liu Juan[1] |
Screenplay by | Liu Juan |
Story by | Yu Yonggan |
Produced by | Andy Lau Fu Jia. |
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Cinematography | Wang Boxue |
Edited by | Kong Jinlei |
Music by | Chris Babida |
Distributed by | Beijing Dejun Entertainment (CJ), Dongyang Qiushuitang Film & TV (CN) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Chinese Mandarin |
n 1997, the senior 3 class flower Dong Chirp (Zhang Hanyun) appeared to be a sensible girl, but her heart was rebellious. Her good sister, Han Xia, likes fashion design very much. She is straightforward and dare to do things on weekdays, but because of her burly figure, ordinary appearance, and the personality of the men, she is often laughed at by the boys around her. The melancholy school grass Xia Jinghan (ran Xu), school bully Luo Fan (dai Xu), as well as the fat little Xiaoqiang (Zhang Zheng), the sports boy Dawei (Li Xian) are the school's recognized friends. Facing the upcoming college entrance examination, they each looked forward to their future lives. Chiu's father died suddenly on her eighteenth birthday, but the birthday gift left to her became her permanent spiritual sustenance. Jing Han was righteous for others. Due to the divorce of his parents in his childhood, he and his grandmother lived together. Luo Fan is Jinghan's best buddy. They admire each other's chivalrous temperament, but the love between Jinghan and tweeting has caused the brothers to look back. The ordinary Han Xia has always lived in the shadow of a good sister's tweeting. The huge contrast between her teacher and classmates' attitude towards her and tweeting has caused a huge crisis of their friendship.