I Am What I Am
“The sick cats rise. Rotten, we are glowing.”
By a fortunate coincidence, Gyun is inspired and encouraged by a girl with the same name. Therefore, he decides to form a lion dance troupe with his friends, Kat and Doggie, to break the constraints of reality and fight for themselves for once.
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2 films
Cast
6 people
Sun Haipeng Director · Li Zelin Screenplay Luan Hui Composer
Worldwide gross $28M · United States release October 24, 2021 · Produced in China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$27,620,000
Production
Yi Animation
Production
Glowing Studios
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
雄狮少年
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
France · June 18, 2021
Premiere · Annecy Festival
United States · October 24, 2021
Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
China · December 11, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States
September 10, 2022 · Premiere · Asian Pop-Up Cinema
March 12, 2023 · Premiere · Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival
Australia
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
China
December 15, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing
December 17, 2021 · Theatrical
February 4, 2022 · Digital
Germany
October 12, 2022 · Premiere · SCHLiNGEL - International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
Italy
April 25, 2022 · Premiere · Udine Far East Film Festival
Japan
May 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
January 27, 2023 · Limited theatrical
January 27, 2023 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 9, 2022 · Premiere · Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 26, 2022 · Premiere · London
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