Please Enlighten Me
2021 1h 16m movie Film China

Please Enlighten Me

余生,请多指教

Synopsis

余生,请多指教

A story between Lin Zhi Xiao, a graduating student from the Conservatory of Music, and her father's attending physician Gu Wei. Fourth-year student Lin Zhi Xiao hits rock bottom right before her graduation. Her father is hospitalized due to cancer leaving her no choice but to give up the chance to work at a reputable company. She also bears the pain from a relationship that has ended. All her beautiful imaginations towards love and her future are shattered in an instant. Just then, her father's doctor Gu Wei walks into Lin Zhi Xiao's life. When love begins, people often don't know that it's love. Two people who have been hurt before and no longer believe in love start to get to know each other. There are uncertainties and setbacks, misunderstandings and downturns, but in the process of falling in love, they become more assured that they have found the person to whom they can entrust the rest of their lives.

The 2020–2022 China Window

181 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Please Enlighten Me sits at position #112.

  1. Swallowed Star
    #1

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020

  2. The Long Ballad
    #2

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021

  3. A Perfect Planet
    #3

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021

  4. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #4

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020

  5. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #5

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020

  6. Awakening Age
    #6

    Awakening Age

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  7. The Long Night
    #7

    The Long Night

    ★ 8.7 · 2020

  8. Falling Into Your Smile
    #8

    Falling Into Your Smile

    ★ 8.6 · 2021

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Please Enlighten Me. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Please Enlighten Me premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #445 of 946 China films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Romance productions specifically: #50 of 125 (top 40%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Runtime 1h 16m
Release Date February 3, 2021

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • doctor
  • family
  • father daughter relationship
  • web movie