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Take Off

2026 · 123 min

A gentle, grounded character piece that finds quiet poetry in stubborn dreams and ordinary working life.

Directed by
Peng Fei
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jiang Qiming, Li Xueqin, Dong Baoshi
Overview
A worker from Northeast China is obsessed with his dream of flying his self-made flying-device.

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Directed by
Peng Fei
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jiang Qiming, Li Xueqin, Dong Baoshi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • identity
  • family
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Peng Fei
Written by
Yizhou Xu, Peng Fei, Shuang Xuetao
Starring
Jiang Qiming, Li Xueqin, Dong Baoshi, Jiang Wu, Yang Le, Jiang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Dong Zijian
Music
Keiichi Suzuki
Cinematography
Lü Songye
Runtime
123 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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