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SoulMate

2016 · 110 min

A bittersweet, memory-soaked drama that drifts between past and present, quietly aching with friendship, loss and the wounds of growing up.

Overview
The film spans two decades, as the story unfolds in a series of flashbacks that begin when Qiyue and Ansheng were just thirteen. The two became inseparable, until they met a boy who ended up tearing their lives apart.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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