China Arts & Entertainment

Chinese Anti-Bullying Movie “Better Days” Becomes Hit at Box Office and on Social Media

Chinese movie ‘Better Days’ is praised by online celebrities and experts for addressing the problem of campus bullying.

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7 years ago

November 13, 2019

The Chinese movie Better Days (少年的你) is a hit; not just in Chinese cinemas, but also on social media, where campus bullying – one of the film’s main themes – is a recurring topic of debate.

Over the past week, Chinese movie Better Days (少年的你), by Hong Kong director Derek Kwok Cheung Tsang and produced by Jojo Hui, has continued its extraordinary performance in movie theaters across China.

The drama movie, starring two popular…

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Chauncey Jung

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2 Comments

John

January 2, 2020 at 9:51 am

Thank you for this explaination. Endeed it look like a great movie.
and yes, lot of comments on weibo actually. 😉
I will have a look. 😉

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geometry dash

February 11, 2020 at 3:49 am

I cried a lot when I watched this movie. Even the cuts also touched me. the content is a masterpiece

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China Arts & Entertainment

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