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A Blade of Grass on the Kunlun Mountains

1962

A sincere, gently paced story of hard work and encouragement in a harsh mountain setting, earnest and hopeful.

Directed by: Dong Kena
Genres: Drama
Starring: Liu Yanjin, Li Mengyao, Wang Zhelan

Overview: A young girl come to work at Kunlun Mountain after graduation and decide to overcome all difficulties with the help of a passionate and sturdy lady and her encouraging story.

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Directed by: Dong Kena
Genres: Drama
Starring: Liu Yanjin, Li Mengyao, Wang Zhelan

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
coming-of-age
friendship
survival
identity
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dong Kena
Written by: Ming Hua, Dong Kena
Starring: Liu Yanjin, Li Mengyao, Wang Zhelan, Wande Zhao, Zongjing Yang, Song Ge, Decheng Zhao
Music: Liu Zhuang
Cinematography: Hongtao Gao
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin

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