The Left Ear
2015 2h 0m movie Film China

The Left Ear

左耳

Synopsis

左耳

Li Er, a 17 year old girl who has great difficulty hearing out of her left ear, is rejected after confessing her love to a boy, Xu yi. Instead the boy is in love with Li Bala, a girl who is in fact in love with Zhang Yang. Li Er befriends Li Bala, who dies due to an accident. As the movie progresses, Li Er overcomes her hatred of Zhang Yang, whom she blamed for Li Bala's death.

The 2014–2016 China Window

143 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Left Ear sits at position #68.

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    #1

    Nirvana in Fire

    ★ 9.1 · 2015

  2. Who's The Murderer
    #2

    Who's The Murderer

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

  3. Hacksaw Ridge
    #3

    Hacksaw Ridge

    ★ 8.2 · 2016

  4. The Whirlwind Girl
    #4

    The Whirlwind Girl

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  5. Love Me If You Dare
    #5

    Love Me If You Dare

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

  6. The Chinese Mayor
    #6

    The Chinese Mayor

    ★ 7.9 · 2015

  7. Under the Dome
    #7

    Under the Dome

    ★ 7.8 · 2015

  8. When a Snail Falls in Love
    #8

    When a Snail Falls in Love

    ★ 7.7 · 2016

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Left Ear. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Beijing Enlight Pictures

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Left Ear premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
29
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #596 of 946 China films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #376 of 547 (top 69%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Beijing Enlight Pictures
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date April 24, 2015
IMDb tt4545806

Themes & Motifs

  • smoking
  • deaf
  • romance
  • love
  • school
  • drinking
  • schoolgirl
  • high school to working life
  • dating violence
  • deafness

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