Synopsis
雄狮少年
By a fortunate coincidence, Juan is inspired and encouraged by a girl with the same name. Therefore, he decides to form a lion dance troupe with his friends, Cat and Dog, to break the constraints of reality and fight for themselves for once.
Animation + Comedy in China
28 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I Am What I Am itself).
The 2020–2022 China Window
I Am What I Am holds position #83 of 181 China films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including I Am What I Am. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 867th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 60% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 49th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #314 of 946 China films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #48 of 97 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Yi Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt16345484 |












