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Original Film Title: Be Myself Be Happy
Director’s Name: Ray Leung
Writer’s Name: Ray Leung, Andrea Zhao
Producer: Jieqiang Wu
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
Film Description:
This film uses the nonlinear narrative style to tell the story of how four separated characters were influenced by a young boy to find their right way of living.
In a society fraught with intense competition, we meet Guo, unemployed guy has a pregnant wife to support; Wu, a good high school student pressured by a “tiger mom” to achieve but forced to hide his true self; Senior Wang, the elderly craftsman , who feels obsolete by his son’s family; and Lady Zhao, who works hard but faces sexual harassment in the workplace. They are like lost sheep, stumbling at life’s crossroads, seemingly a step away from dire consequences. But then, a pure-hearted young boy from the Loess Plateau, Zheng, appears beside each of these lost characters. In his simple and sincere way, he inspires them, helping each of them to calm down, step back from the brink, and make better choices, ultimately altering their life paths.