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Farewell, My Lad (2021)

Directed by Yin Ruoxin

Overview

In a small Chinese town some years ago, two childhood friends contend with the harsh realities of a nation drastically transitioning from Socialism to Market Economy. A young boy looking for guidance accidentally gets entangled with local hoodlums. His neighbor and classmate, a decent young girl, tries her best to help him with his studies while staying afloat amid the chaos of modernization herself. They dream of a future where they can both leave the confines of their town, but an unexpected accident redirects their fates to something else entirely.

Length 105 minutes

Actors

Zhang Zifeng | Youhao Zhang | Xu Fan | Gang Jiao | Liu Shuai | Qu Mengru | Jin Zi He | Hailiang Yu | Cassie Liu