So Young
2013 2h 11m movie Film China

So Young

致我们终将逝去的青春

Synopsis

致我们终将逝去的青春

On the brink of the 90s, 18-year-old Zheng Wei steps into her university life with a hopeful heart for love. She forms a great friendship with her roommates and united as a group, they embark on their university life together. Wei meets Chen Hao-Zheng in a chance encounter, and despite initial reluctance, Chen accepts Wei as his girlfriend and the two become inseparable. Four years of university life pass and Wei looks forward to establishing a life together with Chen. However, Chen is forced into an impossible decision to leave Wei. Devastated, Wei decides to start afresh. A decade later, Wei’s previous lovers Lin and Chen both find their way back into her life and she has to make a choice on her next step in life.

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Romance + Drama in China

85 China titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding So Young itself).

The 2012–2014 China Window

So Young holds position #49 of 93 China films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. A Bite of China
    #1

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012
  2. First Time
    #2

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  3. Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
    #3

    Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  4. Pump
    #4

    Pump

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  5. Fury
    #5

    Fury

    ★ 7.5 · 2014
  6. Where the Trail Ends
    #6

    Where the Trail Ends

    ★ 7.5 · 2012
  7. Coming Home
    #7

    Coming Home

    ★ 7.3 · 2014
  8. Feng Shui
    #8

    Feng Shui

    ★ 7.3 · 2012

The 2010s China Landscape

So Young premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.

The 320th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

92
Reviews
75th
Review-volume percentile
52nd
Popularity percentile

92 audience reviews — more than 75% of China films in our index.

Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
92
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #653 of 946 China films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Romance productions specifically: #76 of 125 (top 61%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesEnlight Pictures
Runtime2h 11m
Release DateApril 26, 2013
IMDbtt2765340