There They Were

There They Were

Turn around, to your younger self.

2010 · 126 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy

Adapted from the novel of the same title by Jiang Nan. The story is set in a parallel universe, at Bianjing University in the Jiayou reign of the Song Dynasty. Four first-year undergraduates — Guo Jing, Ling Huchong, Yang Kang and Duan Yu — are assigned to the same dormitory. Fate, like an invisible thread, has tied their lives together.

Directed by Andrew Wong · Written by Andrew Wong

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