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Directed by | Zhao Wei |
Screenplay by | Li Qiang |
Based on | To Our Youth That Is Fading Away by Xin Yiwu |
Produced by | Stanley Kwan (executive producer) |
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Cinematography | Li Ran |
Edited by | Chan Chi-wai |
Music by | Dou Peng |
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Distributed by | China Film Group |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | 30 million yuan (US$5 million) |
Box office | 718 million yuan (US$118 million)[1] |
So Young (simplified Chinese: 致我们终将逝去的青春; traditional Chinese: 致我們終將逝去的青春) is a 2013 Chinese drama film directed by Zhao Wei. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name To Our Youth That Is Fading Away by Xin Yiwu. The film is Zhao's directorial debut.
The film's English-language title alludes to the song "So Young" by the British alternative rock band Suede from their self-titled debut album. In addition to the novel, the film was also based in part by Zhao's own personal college experience in the 1990s.[2]
The film has become a major success at the Chinese box office, grossing over US$118 million with a US$5 million budget.[1]