Better Days

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Better Days

2019

2h 15m

Drama

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A bullied high school student and a small-time criminal become the prime suspects in the murder of a teenage girl.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

03/25/2021

3.5/4

"Days" might sound like a downer, but it lives up to its title.

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Weiting Liu

Little White Lies

03/20/2021

4/5

Sociopolitically significant both on and off screen.

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Todd McCarthy

Deadline Hollywood Daily

02/19/2021

It's an absolutely serious look at youth with assorted semi-sensationalistic societal trappings; an oddly effective combination of red meat and popcorn.

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Tom O'Brien

Next Best Picture

06/14/2022

7/10

Tsang pulls no punches in his handling of the film's bullying scenes – the violence, both physical and emotional, ring painfully true -- yet his serious approach to the film's romance keeps the story's anti-bullying message from overwhelming "Better Days"

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Sam C. Mac

In Review Online

06/05/2021

The cratering emotional impact of the film, though, is owed to Tsang's knife's-edge balance of broad melodrama and acute social realism.

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

05/30/2021

The combination of bullying and academic pressure in high school student is a universal problem [Full review in Spanish]

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11/29/2019

I watched this movie three times, which was not planned but I just feel I have to watch it again after the first time and then again. The main actors are so great. Their faces are so touching and tell the story very well. The tone of the movie also makes you feel real about everything. The story took me back to my teenage years. I couldn't control my tears when I saw Bei, the male actor's tears. He is such a hero for the girl, I love him!

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Dwight

11/28/2019

beautiful and brilliant performances, absolutely amazing film, very important subject matter of bullying is addressed, highly recommended!

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Fengnan

11/25/2019

Have napkins ready, gonna cry a lot

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Mark

11/20/2019

Incredible experience, highly recommended

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Google

11/14/2019

I like this story and the actor Jackson Yee! He acted really well in this movie and was amazing!

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Ralph P

11/10/2019

Nary a dry eye in the theater. Superbly made, heartbreaking love story told against a backdrop of the pressures of the Gao Kao (the national exam taken by high schoolers) and the torment of school bullying in urban China. A real winner.

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Synopsis

A bullied high school student and a small-time criminal become the prime suspects in the murder of a teenage girl.

Director: Derek Tsang
Producer: Yuet-Jan Hui
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Shooting Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)