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Youth Like Fire

1976 · 114 min

A sincere, earnest workplace drama of collective effort and ideological fervour, earnest in its praise of innovation and slow to build momentum.

Directed by
Dong Kena, Xin Jing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yang Yaqin, Lu Fei, Xin Jing
Overview
A story of technological innovation at an iron and steel rolling mill during the Cultural Revolution

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Directed by
Dong Kena, Xin Jing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yang Yaqin, Lu Fei, Xin Jing
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 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
  • work
  • ambition
  • loyalty
  • politics
  • technology
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Dong Kena, Xin Jing
Starring
Yang Yaqin, Lu Fei, Xin Jing, Lin Bin, Zhou Senguan
Runtime
114 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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