Better Days
“You protect the world. I'll protect you.”
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
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Cast
104 people
Zhou Dongyu
Chen Nian
Known for
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Us and Them
Jackson Yi Yangqianxi
Xiao Bei
Known for
Big World
Resurrection
Yin Fang
Zheng Yi
Known for
Operation Red Sea
Pegasus
Huang Jue
Lao Yang
Known for
Reset
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Wu Yue
Chen Nian's Mother
Known for
B for Busy
Zhou Ye
Wei Lai
Known for
Word of Honor
No More Bets
Zhang Yifan
Hu Xiaodie
Also in
Regeneration
Super Nova Games
Liu Ran
Luo Ting
No other roles listed
Zhang Xinyi
Xu Miao
Known for
The Flowers of War
Zhao Runnan
Da Kang
Also in
Escape from the Trilateral Slopes
Battle of Shangganling
Gao Xuanming
Lai Zi
Known for
Gezhi Town
Xie Xintong
Wang Li
Also in
Lady Tough
Battle of Defense
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung Director · Lam Wing-Sum Screenplay Li Yuan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $226M · United States release November 8, 2019 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$225,879,065
Production
Shooting Pictures
Production
China Wit Media
Production
Tianijn Xiron Entertainment
Production
We Pictures
Production
Haojiahuo Pictures
Production
He Nan Dian Ying Dian Shi Zhi Zuo Ji Tuan
Production
Fat Kids Production
Production
Dadi Film Group
Production
Alibaba Pictures Group
Production
Lian Ray Pictures
Production
Henan Film & TV Production Group
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
少年的你
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · October 25, 2019
Theatrical
United States · November 8, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · May 5, 2020
Digital
United States
May 5, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 13, 2021 · Premiere · CAAMFest
Brazil
July 24, 2021 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival
Canada
November 8, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Finland
September 25, 2021 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
December 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
July 4, 2020 · Premiere · Udine Far East Film Festival
Japan
March 10, 2020 · Premiere · Osaka Asian Film Festival
July 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
August 27, 2020 · Premiere · On the Edge East International Film Festival
Singapore
November 7, 2019 · Theatrical
April 18, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
South Korea
July 9, 2020 · Theatrical
April 22, 2021 · Theatrical · re-release
August 28, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
Sweden
April 22, 2022 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 30, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 2019 · Limited theatrical
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