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Nezha (2014)

Nezha poster
Original title
少女哪吒
Directed by
Xiaofeng Li
Genre
drama film, period drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage girls are best friends in a small Chinese town. Over time their paths diverge as they confront family pressures and their own futures.

coming-of-ageintrospectivemelancholicsubtleatmosphericcharacter-drivenslow-burnbittersweet

What happens

Nezha (Chinese: 少女哪吒; pinyin: Shàonǚ Nézhā; Jyutping: Siu3neoi5 Naa4zaa1; lit. 'Girl Nezha'), stylized on some posters as 'NeZha' or 'Ne Zha', is a 2014 Chinese period drama film directed by Li Xiaofeng, in his directorial debut. The film is based on a novella by Lü Yao, and it was released in China on July 11, 2015. Its title refers to the Chinese folk deity of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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