Singing When We're Young

Singing When We're Young
Theatrical release poster
Simplified Chinese	初恋未满
Hanyu Pinyin	Chūliàn wèi mǎn
Directed by	Liu Juan[1]
Screenplay by	Liu Juan
Story by	Yu Yonggan
Produced by	Andy Lau Fu Jia.
Starring	Zhang Hanyun[2] Ran Xu Dai Xu as Luo Fan
Cinematography	Wang Boxue
Edited by	Kong Jinlei
Music by	Chris Babida
Distributed by	Beijing Dejun Entertainment (CJ), Dongyang Qiushuitang Film & TV (CN)
Release date	July 4, 2013 (2013-07-04)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	China
Language	Chinese Mandarin

Singing When We're Young (Chinese: 初恋未满; pinyin: Chūliàn wèi mǎn) is a 2013 Chinese youth film, produced by Andy Lau,[3] is the director's debut of Liu Juan.[4] The film was shortlisted in the "Asian Newcomer Award" unit of the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival,[5] and won a special jury award. Released in China on July 4, 2013.[6]

Plot

In 1997, the senior 3 class flower Dong Chirp (Zhang Hanyun) appears to be a sensible girl, but her heart is rebellious. Her good sister, Han Xia, likes fashion design very much. She is straightforward and dare to do things on weekdays, but because of her burly figure, ordinary appearance, and the personality of the men, she is often laughed at by the boys around her. The melancholy school grass Xia Jinghan (ran Xu), school bully Luo Fan (dai Xu), fat little Xiaoqiang (Zhang Zheng), and sports boy Dawei (Li Xian) are the school's recognized friends. Facing the upcoming college entrance examination, they each look forward to their future lives. Chiu's father died suddenly on her eighteenth birthday, but the birthday gift left to her became her permanent spiritual sustenance. Jing Han was righteous for others. Due to the divorce of his parents in his childhood, he and his grandmother lived together. Luo Fan is Jinghan's best buddy. They admire each other's chivalrous temperament, but the love between Jinghan and tweeting has caused the brothers to look back. The ordinary Han Xia has always lived in the shadow of a good sister's tweeting. The huge contrast between her teacher and classmates' attitude towards her and tweeting has caused a huge crisis of their friendship.

Cast

• Zhang Hanyun as Dong Jiujiu
• Ran Xu as Xia Jinghan/Hanhan
• Dai Xu as Luo Fan
• Wu Yuyao as Han Xia
• Zhang Zheng as Xiaoqiang/Wet Crotch/Diaper
• Li Xian as Li Wei
• Ni Dahong as Jiujiu's father
• Wang Jinsong as school security guard
• Song Xiaoying as Xia Jinghan's grandmother
• Pan Jie as Dong Jiujiu's mother
• Wang Yanhui as Luo Fan's father
• Qi Long as Hunhun
• Li Qingke as Zhou Yunkai (student)
• Lu Qian as Xiaoke (student)
• Chris Babida as music judge

Reception

• Chinese Young Generation Film Forum 2013 for Best Actor - Xu Dai[7]
• Shanghai International Film Festival 2013 for Asian New Talent Award - Juan Liu
• Asian New Talent Award for Best Film (nominee)

References

1. "New Chinese film depicts Gaokao pressure - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. "华仔缺席《初恋未满》点映 张含韵告别酸酸乳时代_娱乐频道_凤凰网". ent.ifeng.com (in Chinese). June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
3. "张含韵处女作《初恋未满》延续优质声线". 新浪娱乐. May 18, 2013.
4. "《初恋未满》入围亚洲新人奖 恋爱系大PK". 新浪娱乐. May 21, 2013.
5. "亚洲新人奖揭晓 "初恋未满"导演含泪感谢刘德华". Mtime时光网. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
6. "《初恋未满》定档7.4 新星导接棒80后记忆". 新浪娱乐. June 3, 2013.
7. "《初恋未满》首映 刘德华贴补片酬很"无畏"-搜狐娱乐". yule.sohu.com (in Chinese). July 3, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

External links

• Singing When We're Young at IMDb
• Singing When We're Young at Douban (in Chinese)