Listen Before You Sing (2021)

Original title

聽見歌 再唱

Directed by

Yang Chih-lin

Genre

comedy film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A rural school in Taiwan forms a choir with untrained students. The teacher tries to help them find their voices before a competition.

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What happens

Listen Before You Sing Chinese: 聽見歌再唱; pinyin: Tīng jiàn gē zài chàng is a 2021 Taiwanese comedy drama film directed by Yang Chih-lin and distributed by Warner Bros. The movie stars Umin Boya, Ella Chen, Bokeh Kosang, Sakinu, Mason Tu, Huang Sue-May. Inspired by a true story, the film took 12 years to develop. It gained attention for its nearly 8-minute-long end credits, setting a record for Taiwanese cinema. The film premiered in Taiwan on April 16, 2021. It was later selected as the opening film for the 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Southbound Film Festival and the 5th Hong Kong International Children’s Film Festival, where it served as both the opening and closing feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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