Song of the Phoenix
2013 1h 50m movie Film China

Song of the Phoenix

百鸟朝凤

Synopsis

百鸟朝凤

The life and trials of You Tianming, a young suona apprentice who forms his own suona troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society.

The 2012–2014 China Window

Song of the Phoenix holds position #34 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

Song of the Phoenix 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 336th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

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

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
41st
Review-volume percentile
7th
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 41% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among China films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #562 of 946 China films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among China Drama productions specifically: #354 of 547 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production Companies北京聚合影联文化传媒有限公司
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateNovember 16, 2013
IMDbtt3214392