There They Were
Seen it?2010 | 126 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for readers who like to compare the book and the screen version and fans of a well-timed joke. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Adapted from the novel of the same title by Jiang Nan. The story is set in a parallel universe, at Bianjing University in the Jiayou reign of the Song Dynasty. Four first-year undergraduates — Guo Jing, Ling Huchong, Yang Kang and Duan Yu — are assigned to the same dormitory. Fate, like an invisible thread, has tied their lives together.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Wong
- 周田田Huang Rong
- 黄河清Ling Huchong
- 苏哲Guo Jing
- 濮方竹Mu Nianci
- 梁岩Yang Kang
- 孙欣Zhu/Kang Min
- 王云龙Qiao Feng
- 查正琳Duan Yu