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Youth

Original title: Fang hua
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 15m
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7.0/10
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Youth (2017)
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A look at the lives of members of a Military Cultural Troupe in the 1970s.A look at the lives of members of a Military Cultural Troupe in the 1970s.A look at the lives of members of a Military Cultural Troupe in the 1970s.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
36,398
14,180
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    • Director
      • Xiaogang Feng
    • Writer
      • Geling Yan
    • Stars
      • Xuan Huang
      • Miao Miao
      • Caiyu Yang
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Xiaogang Feng
    • Writer
      • Geling Yan
    • Stars
      • Xuan Huang
      • Miao Miao
      • Caiyu Yang
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    • 21User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 44 nominations

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    Xuan Huang
    Xuan Huang
    • Feng Liu
    Miao Miao
    Miao Miao
    • Xiaoping He
    Caiyu Yang
    • Dingding Lin
    Elane Zhong
    Elane Zhong
    • Suizi
    • (as Zhong Chuxi)
    Xiaofeng Li
    • Shuwen Hao
    • (as Li Xiaofeng)
    TianChen Wang
    • Can Chen
    Yan Su
    Yan Su
    • Dance Instructor
    Pan Luo
    Pan Luo
    • Xiaoping's Father
    • (voice)
    Yuan Sui
    • Drolma
    Hai Tao
    Keru Wang
    • Xiao Ba Lei
    Guoli Zhang
    Guoli Zhang
    • Plasterer
    Renbo Zhang
    • Zhu Ke
    Lixin Zhao
    Lixin Zhao
    • Political commissar
    Fang Zhou
    Fang Zhou
    • Head nurse
    • Director
      • Xiaogang Feng
    • Writer
      • Geling Yan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The original release date in mainland China was September 29th, 2017. But the high authority suddenly withdrew this film because of some contents in the film were inappropriate despite the film already passed the censorship. The film had to be pulled out and more than 20 million yuan spent on the promotion were wasted.

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A Sentimental Period Drama of Modern China
    Youth is the latest work by Xiaogang Feng, a well-known Chinese Director with many domestic box office success and ambitious effort to make serious movies. The screen play was written by the talented writer Geling Yan, whose life trajectory closely paralleled with the story line. Both Feng and Yan shared the experience of living and working in the Military Cultural Troupe, a special unit serving the Military with 'artful' performances but later largely disassembled as the Chinese society moved to market economy in 1980s. The majority of the stories in the movie occurred from mid-70s to early-80s, which marks a historically critical period of modern China and the youthful years of a generation who are around 60 years old now.

    The well crafted production settings, costumes and makeups immediately reset the clock for 40 years and bring you to the late stage of Culture Revolution. The signature dance moves, songs, body gestures, and use of words strongly evoke one's memory of that time; such rich cultural message unfortunately may be lost to western audiences. The nostalgic sentiment has overpowered many (millions) Chinese viewers for sure. In a sense, it was the Age of Innocence when the youths were largely shielded from dating and selfish motives. However, as the plot developed, conflict arose, things got escalated and people's fate changed. The movie is unpolitical and intends to tell the story of a group of regular young people limited by their historical environment. Most of the female leads are new faces on screen, whose performance was refreshing and enjoyable.

    Overall, the cinematography was done in a lively manner with nicely coordinated music scores. The movie was told from a young lady's perspective, thus may feel a bit on the feminine side for some. To me, it is beautifully done and quite an achievement.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 芳華
    • Production companies
      • Huayi Brothers Pictures
      • August 1st Film Studio
      • Beijing Culture
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,891,956
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $338,604
      • Dec 17, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $227,091,290
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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