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Viva La Vida

2024 · 129 min

A gentle, heartfelt drama that balances illness and humor, leaving you moved by its earnest warmth.

Directed by: Han Yan
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Peng Yuchang, Li Gengxi, Xu Fan

Overview: A young woman who needs a kidney transplant wants to marry someone who will be able to donate a kidney, and meets a young man who has a brain disease.

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Directed by: Han Yan
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Peng Yuchang, Li Gengxi, Xu Fan

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
survival
healing
family
grief
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Han Yan
Written by: Li Liangwen, Wang Xiaoai, Han Yan
Starring: Peng Yuchang, Li Gengxi, Xu Fan, Gao Yalin, Liu Dan, Wang Xun, Ireine Song, Liu Xun
Music: Ji Yuan
Cinematography: Roman Jiang
Runtime: 129 min
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin

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