Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Better Days
Shaonian de ni
Directed by
Derek Tsang
Produced by Yuet-Jan Hui
Produced by Yuet-Jan Hui
Screenplay by
Lam Wing Sum, Li Yuan, and Xu Yimeng
Based on the novel In His Youth, In Her Beauty by
Jiu Yuexi
With:
Zhou Dongyu, Jackson Yee, Yin Fang, Huang Jue, Wu Yue, Zhou Ye, and Zhang Xinyi
Cinematography:
Saba Mazloum and Jing-Pin Yu
Editing: Yibo Zhang
Music: Varqa Buehrer
Editing: Yibo Zhang
Music: Varqa Buehrer
Runtime:
135 min
Release Date: 25 October 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 25 October 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Teen bullying and high-school academic pressure feels a bit off-point for an Oscar submission from Hong Kong in 2020 (a year when a nation of students risked their lives daily in political protests) but the fine young cast makes the picture compelling despite its repetitive narrative and many tonal inconsistencies.