Our Shining Days (2017)

Original title

闪光少女

Directed by

Wang Ran

Cast

Zhou Yi Ran, Hao Fu Shen, Wang An Yu, Li Yi Chen, Chu He, Zhai Yi Shu, Wu Shuang, Zhang Ge

Genre

musical film, teen film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

10

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school girl who loves Chinese traditional music forms a band with her classmates to prove the value of their art. They face skepticism from peers who prefer Western music and pop culture. The girl and her friends work together to win respect for their orchestra.

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What happens

Our Shining Days (simplified Chinese: 闪光少女; traditional Chinese: 閃光少女; pinyin: Shǎnguāng Shàonǚ; lit. 'Shining Girl') is a 2017 coming-of-age musical film starring Xu Lu and Peng Yuchang. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film received favorable reviews, particularly for the performance of lead actress Xu Lu and the depiction of minority group's struggles of Chinese orchestra and Otaku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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