Sweet Sixteen (2016 film)

Sweet Sixteen

Poster
Chinese 夏有乔木 雅望天堂
Directed by Jo Jin-kyu
Starring Kris Wu
Han Geng
Lu Shan
Joo Won
Distributed by Heng Ye Film Distribution (China)
Release dates
  • August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) (China)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Country China
South Korea
Language Mandarin
Korean
Box office CN¥151.9 million[2]

Sweet Sixteen is a 2016 Chinese-South Korean romance film directed by Jo Jin-kyu and starring Kris Wu, Han Geng, Joo Won and Lu Shan.[1] It was released in China by Heng Ye Film Distribution on August 5, 2016.[2]

Plot

Xiao Tian(Han Geng) and Shu Yawang (Lu Shan) are childhood friends, they soon became lovers. While Yawang was in high school, her father asked her to tutor Xia Mu(Kris Wu) a young boy with a traumatizing past. Yawang, Xiao Tian and Xia Mu grew up together. Xia Mu developed some feelings for Yawang. Time went by, the couple (Tian and Yawang) are near to being engaged. Tian goes off to become a soldier and Yawang goes to college, soon enough they got engaged.

Yawang graduated and got her job, but she is sexually harassed and was raped by Qu Wei Ran (Joo Won) a boss at her work. It became a terrifying memory to Yawang. When Xia Mu found out, he went to Wei Ran's office, Yawang realized what Xia Mu was about to do, she followed Xia Mu as fast as she can but was too late. Xia Mu shoots Wei Ran, but, the Wei Ran was still alive. Yawang discovers that she is pregnant with Wei Ran's child, Xia Mu brought Yawang to a place where she can get an abortion.

Xia Mu eventually turns himself in and gets 7 years in jail, and Yawang says she will wait for him. Yawang told Tian that they cannot go back like they used to. Tian is left alone.

Cast

Reception

The film grossed CN¥151.9 million at the Chinese box office.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "夏有乔木 雅望天堂 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "夏有乔木 雅望天堂(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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