Better Days
2019 · Movie · NR · 135 min · ★ 8.1
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
Based on In His Youth, In Her Beauty
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-10-25
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (556 votes)
- Box office
- $223,924,428
- Budget
- $12,000,000
Themes
- affectation
- bullying
- thoughtful
- bully victim
- tense
- depressing
- distressing
- tragic
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2021 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhou Dongyu
as Chen Nian
Jackson Yee
as Xiao Bei
Yin Fang
as Zheng Yi
Huang Jue
as Lao Yang
Wu Yue
as Chen Nian's Mother
Zhou Ye
as Wei Lai
Zhang Yifan
as Hu Xiaodie
Liu Ran
as Luo Ting
Zhang Xinyi
as Xu Miao
Zhao Runnan
as Da Kang
Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung