Plot
When it is time for the Chinese gaokao, the entire country comes to a standstill. For nearly ten million high school students, this two-day national college entrance exam will determine where and if they get to study. It is not uncommon for the fates of entire families to hinge on the results. Like so many others, Nian has been focused on preparing for the exam, at the exclusion of everything else and is all alone. A classmate has committed suicide and she has become the target of relentless bullying. Meanwhile, fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei and the two of them seal a pact.
Written by
Wing-Sum Lam, Yuan Li, Yimeng Xu
Directed by
Derek Tsang
Crew
Production Countries
Hong Kong, China
Production Companies
We Pictures, Fat Kids Production, He Nan Dian Ying Dian Shi Zhi Zuo Ji Tuan, Goodfellas Media, Tianijn Xiron Entertainment, China Wit Media, Shooting Pictures
Languages
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 70 wins & 83 nominations total