Produced by Hong Kong director Er Dongsheng, and written and directed by newcomer director Zhuo Yiqian, the film "Youth Diary" was released on April 19, and Oscar Cinemas invited the media and lucky fans to watch this film selected as the most anticipated Chinese film on Douban in 2024 at Zhengzhou Oscar Silicon Valley Cinema.
At the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards, which has just ended, director Zhuo Yiqian won the trophy of new directors with the film and became the strongest newcomer, and the current Douban score of the film is as high as 8.6 points. The film tells the story of a middle school teacher, Mr. Zheng (played by Lu Zhenye), who accidentally finds an unsigned suicide note, so he needs to race against time to find the student who has suicidal thoughts to prevent the tragedy from happening.
The film is narrated in a parallel way of adulthood and adolescence, and Mr. Zheng sees the tragic experience of his students at work, and then recalls his own childhood. The film shows the loneliness and helplessness of the little boy in his childhood, presents the hidden sources of adolescent psychological problems with delicate and restrained lenses, and reflects the widespread social pathology.
The film explores the root causes of adolescent psychological problems, and presents the invisible food chain within the family to the audience. The elite father's extreme desire to control his wife and the "stick education" pursued by his children have turned what should have been a warm and harmonious home into a spiritual execution ground for suppression and terror.
The film received unanimous praise from everyone. The line in the film, "When I grew up, I didn't become the adult I wanted to be" poked many people's tears. The emotional expression of the film is delicate and restrained, and there is no deliberate technical sensationalism such as music and camera playback. In reality, there are not many people who grow up under extreme high-pressure education like the male protagonist, and there are not many people who have the same original family tragedy, and some seemingly bland writings resonate with everyone even more.
The film is currently in theaters, so go to the theater on the weekend to catch a look!
Zhengguan News reporter Qin Hua