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Together

2002 · 116 min

A tender, earnest drama that immerses you in a boy's musical passion and the quiet sacrifices of parental love, with moments of tension and heartache.

Directed by
Chen Kaige
Genres
Drama, Family, Music
Starring
Yun Tang, Chen Hong, Liu Peiqi
Tagline
Some lessons can only be learned by heart.
Overview
When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?

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Directed by
Chen Kaige
Genres
Drama, Family, Music
Starring
Yun Tang, Chen Hong, Liu Peiqi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • home
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family, music
Directed by
Chen Kaige
Written by
Xue Xiaolu, Chen Kaige
Starring
Yun Tang, Chen Hong, Liu Peiqi, Cheng Qian, Chen Kaige, Kim Hye-ri, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Qiang
Music
Zhao Lin
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo
Runtime
116 min
Country
China, United States of America, South Korea
Languages
Mandarin

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