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Quick Info

Rating

8.1/10

Release2019

Runtime2h 15m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$225,879,065

Production

Shooting Pictures

China Wit Media

Tianijn Xiron Entertainment

We Pictures

Haojiahuo Pictures

He Nan Dian Ying Dian Shi Zhi Zuo Ji Tuan

Fat Kids Production

Dadi Film Group

Alibaba Pictures Group

Lian Ray Pictures

Henan Film & TV Production Group

China Film Co-Production Corp.

Movie

Better Days

2019

2h 15m

8.1

Drama

Crime

Romance

Synopsis

A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.

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