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Growing Up

1996 · 97 min

A breezy, good-natured teen romance that coasts on youthful charm and easy laughs rather than depth.

Directed by
Cash Chin Man-kei
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Shu Qi, Jason Chu Wing-tong, Michael Tse Tin-wah
Overview
A group of friends are starting their senior year in a HK highschool. A new girl is the new student of the school and one of the friends from the group falls in love with her.

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Directed by
Cash Chin Man-kei
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Shu Qi, Jason Chu Wing-tong, Michael Tse Tin-wah
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Cash Chin Man-kei
Starring
Shu Qi, Jason Chu Wing-tong, Michael Tse Tin-wah, Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung, Raymond Cho Wing-lim, Lee Si-Man, Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Jordan Chan Siu-chun
Runtime
97 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
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