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My Old Classmate

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My Old Classmate
Directed byFrant Gwo
Produced byGao Xiaosong[1]
StarringZhou Dongyu
Lin Gengxin
Production
companies
Skywheel Entertainment
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Release date
  • April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$73 Mil[2]

My Old Classmate (Chinese: 同桌的妳) is a 2014 Chinese coming-of-age drama film directed by Frant Gwo[3] and starring Zhou Dongyu and Lin Gengxin.[4] It tells of the romance between two deskmates spanning across 20 years.[5] The film was released on April 25, 2014.[6][7][8]

Cast

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Reception

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The sleeper hit grossed $51.2 million in 10 days. It earned a total of US$73 million internationally.[9] Variety praised the film for its lack of artistic pretension and its clever use of truisms, which makes it stand out among other films of the same genre.[10]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival Committee Special Award My Old Classmate Won
11th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Most Popular Film Won
Most Popular Actor Lin Gengxin Won

References

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  1. ^ "Teaser Trailer of 'My Old Classmate' Released". China Radio International. 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  2. ^ "Weekly box office 19/05/2014 - 25/05/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. ^ "Iceman frozen by Classmate at China B.O." Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  4. ^ 《同桌的妳》首映 林更新周冬雨喝"交瓶酒". Tencent QQ (in Chinese). 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  5. ^ "Chinese love story tops weekly box office". Sina. April 29, 2014.
  6. ^ 同桌的妳》发"问候版"预告 4月25日上映. NetEase (in Chinese). 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  7. ^ "Movie "My Old Classmate" to be released". Xinhua News Agency. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  8. ^ 《同桌的妳》首映 周冬雨曝林更新双脚奇臭. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  9. ^ Nancy Tartaglione and David Bloom (January 10, 2015). "'Transformers 4′ Tops 2014's 100 Highest-Grossing International Films – Chart". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Film Review: 'My Old Classmate'". Variety. 7 May 2014.