We all watch movies for their characters. Characters are the life of film work as a foundation for a movie. The story and development of the characters are what make the movie engaging. The journey characters go through in their different stages of life makes a film beautiful. The audience loves to watch the life of characters going through all types of emotions like love, heartbreak, sadness, happiness, etc. So, here is the list of top 10 coming-of-age Chinese films:
1. Better Days (2019)
Better Days is a 2019 drama/coming of age film based on the novel In His Youth, In Her Beauty. The film is about teenage girl Chen Nian who gets severely bullied by her classmates and struggles with the pressure of studies and college entrance exams. A street punk becomes her friend when he saves her from her bullies.
2. Youth (2017)
Youth is a 2017 coming-of-age film on the lives of three soldiers serving in the People’s Liberation Army. The film takes place during the time of the Cultural Revolution in China. The story is about the struggles and emotions of the troupe. The movie revolves around their experience in life about heartbreaks, love, betrayal, etc.
3. In The Heat Of The Sun (1994)
In the heat of the sun is a 1994 coming-of-age film on the lives of four young boys. The film takes place during the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s. It revolves around four friends who go around the city as their family is not around them. They shed light on gang rivalries during the cultural revolution.
4. Beijing Bicycle (2001)
Beijing Bicycle is a 2001 drama/coming-of-age movie about a teenage boy Guei. Guei is a seventeen years old boy who moves to Beijing to make a living. He used to work as a courier boy in Beijing, where his bicycle got stolen. The film sheds light on the social and economic changes in China.
5. The Left Ear (2015)
The left ear is a 2015 coming-of-age film about a shy girl who is deaf in her left ear. Li Er is a shy and introverted girl and has a crush on the popular boy of her school Xu Yi. She decided to confess her feeling to him, but he likes someone else. In the turn of events, they end up together.
6. 11 Flowers (2011)
The movie 11 flowers is a 2011 coming-of-age film about an eleven-year-old boy. Wang, an eleven-year-old boy who lives in a village in China with his family, meets a fugitive man. The man steals his new shirt, which his pts sacrifice, and buys him the t-shirt for gymnastics. The fugitive also asks Wang to help him run away.
7. Secret Fruit (2017)
Secret fruit is a 2017 coming-of-age film on a seventeen-year-old boy Duan Bowen. It is premised on the novel Secret fruit by Rao Xueman. Duan Bowen lost his mother at a young age and had a stepmother he didn't like. The film is about two teenagers who meet in uncertain circumstances and fall in love with each other.
8. A Journey Through Time With Anthony (2015)
A Journey Through Time with Anthony is a 2015 coming-of-age film on the life of Anthony. He moves to Australia for his higher studies. The story is about the journey of leaving home and life behind to start a new life. He also left his one true love.
9. Yesterday Once More (2016)
Yesterday Once More is a 2016 coming-of-age/romance film about a high school student Lin Tianjiao. She is a topper in her class and studies well to receive a scholarship from a prestigious university. The story is about her realization that she should live her youth to the fullest and do what she wants.
10. Crying Out In Love (2016)
Crying out in love is a 2016 coming-of-age/romance film about a boy who receives a parcel from the future. The package consists of cassettes of his childhood memories. The novel Socrates in Love (2014) is the base for the movie.
