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I Am What I Am

2021 · 104 min

A heartwarming and visually striking underdog story that blends kinetic lion dance sequences with earnest emotional beats, leaving you both exhilarated and moved.

Directed by
Sun Haipeng
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Action
Starring
Li Xin, Yexiong Chen, Hao Guo
Tagline
The sick cats rise. Rotten, we are glowing.
Overview
By a fortunate coincidence, Gyun is inspired and encouraged by a girl with the same name. Therefore, he decides to form a lion dance troupe with his friends, Kat and Doggie, to break the constraints of reality and fight for themselves for once.

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Directed by
Sun Haipeng
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Action
Starring
Li Xin, Yexiong Chen, Hao Guo
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, action, drama
Directed by
Sun Haipeng
Written by
Li Zelin
Starring
Li Xin, Yexiong Chen, Hao Guo, Li Meng, Li Jiasi, Cai Zhuangzhuang
Music
Luan Hui
Runtime
104 min
Country
China
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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