Together with You (2002)
"He ni zai yi qi" (original title)

A violin prodigy and his father travel to Beijing, where the father seeks the means to his son's success while the son struggles to accept the path laid before him.

Director:

Kaige Chen

Writers:

Kaige Chen, Xiao Lu Xue

Stars:

Yun Tang, Peiqi Liu, Hong Chen

11 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yun Tang	...	Liu Xiaochun
Peiqi Liu	...	Liu Cheng (as Peiqi Lui)
Hong Chen	...	Lili
Zhiwen Wang	...	Prof. Jiang
Kaige Chen	...	Prof. Yu Shifeng
Qiang Chen	...	Hui
Qing Zhang	...	Lin Yu
Hye-ri Kim	...	Prof. Yu's Wife
Bing Liu	...	Debao
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chuan-Yuan Li	...	Tang Rong
Ru-Yun Tang
Haiyan Zhang	...	Child's mother

Storyline

Young violinist Xiaochun and his father move from their small, provincial town to Beijing so Xiaochun can audition for a prestiguous music academy. Their new life is unfamiliar but full of promise, allowing the young man to truly figure out which direction he wants to take in life.

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Plot Keywords:

music academy | violinist | prodigy | violin | audition | 

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Taglines:

An impossible dream. An incredible journey. And a boy who holds his destiny in his hands.

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

MGM/UA

Country:

China South Korea

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Together

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$69,209 (USA) (30 May 2003)

Gross:

$599,227 (USA) (20 June 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

21 Century Shengkai Film, 21st Century Hero Film Investments, Big Bang Creative

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Lili offers the bank book to Liu Chen, the shot from behind her shows her holding it out to him in both hands. In the next shot from the front, her hands are holding the bank book in her lap.

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Quotes

Liu Xiaochun: [in Mandarin] Dad, my back itches.
Liu Cheng: [in Mandarin] Here.

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Soundtracks

"Violin Concerto in D"
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

User Reviews

Hollywood Should Be Taking Notes

He ni zai yi qi (or Together) is the stirring story of a young violin protege, Xiaochun, competing in the cutthroat world of Chinese classical music. Xiaochun's father dreams only of his son's success and goes to great lengths to accomplish this goal. Each character is developed and interesting and viewers will find themselves sympathisizing not only with Xiaochun, but with each person he comes in contact with. Director Chen Kaige weaves unique images together with a heartbreaking soundtrack to give this movie a definite feeling of realism. The acting by Tang Yun (Xiaochun) and Liu Peiqi (Liu Chen)is heartfelt and endearing. This is another example of quality Chinese-made cinema worth missing a few Hollywood run-of-the-mill flicks for. This is a definite don't miss.