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I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

I Am What I Am 2 poster
Original title
雄狮少年2
Directed by
Sun Haipeng
Genre
comedy drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
IIA
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man from a rural village moves to Shanghai to earn money for his father's medical bills. He gets involved with martial arts in the modern city.

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What happens

I Am What I Am 2 (Chinese: 雄狮少年2; lit. 'Lion Boy 2') is a 2024 Chinese animated martial arts comedy-drama film directed by Sun Haipeng. It is the sequel to I Am What I Am (2021). Following the events of the previous film, Gyun leaves his hometown in Guangdong in search of work to pay for his sick father's healthcare. While the first focused on lion dancing in a traditional rural setting, the sequel depicts martial arts culture in the modern city of Shanghai. The film was released in China on December 14, 2024. It received positive reviews, but was a box-office bomb, earning less than half of its production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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