Forever Young (2015 film)

Forever Young
Theatrical poster
Traditional	梔子花開
Simplified	栀子花开
Mandarin	zhī zǐ huā kāi
Cantonese	zi1 zi2 faa1 hoi1
Literally	Gardenia in blossom
Directed by	He Jiong
Produced by	Huang Lei
Written by	Ao Li
Starring	Li Yifeng Zhang Huiwen
Release dates	July 10, 2015
Running time	107 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$41.42 million[1]

Forever Young (Chinese: 栀子花开) is a 2015 Chinese coming-of-age film^[2] with a directorial debut of He Jiong and starring Li Yifeng and Zhang Huiwen.^[3] The film was released on July 10, 2015.^[4]

Cast

• Li Yifeng as Xu Nuo
• Zhang Huiwen as Yan Xi
• Jiang Jinfu
• Wei Daxun
• Calvin Tu
• Zhang Yuxi
• Li Xin'ai
• Song Yi
• Zhang Yunlong
• Chai Ge
• Wang Youshuo
• CoCo Lee

Box office

Despite negative reviews, the film made US$38.5 million in its three-day opening weekend in China, debuting at first place at the Chinese box office and third worldwide behind Minions and Terminator Genisys.^[5]

References

1. Clifford Coonan (July 13, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Tiny Times 4.0' Leads as Local Youth Flicks Dominate". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 15, 2015.
2. "Forever Young: a fluffy, saccharine Chinese coming-of-age tale". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
3. "The superficial Forever Young panders to millennials at every turn". The Georgia Straight. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
4. "《爱笑》何炅携《栀子花开》挑战镜子屋". Sina Corp. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
5. Nancy Tartaglione (July 12, 2015). "‘Minions’ Henchmen Nab $124M & No. 1 In 4th Frame; ‘Terminator’ Generates $47M – Intl Box Office". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved July 13, 2015.

External links

• Forever Young at the Internet Movie Database