Art College 1994

Art College 1994

A portrait of the artist as a young man

2025 · 119 min · ★ 6.6 · Animation, Comedy

In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.

Directed by Liu Jian · Written by Liu Jian

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Dong Zijian Zhang Xiaojun (voice)
Zhou Dongyu Hao Lili (voice)
Ren Ke Skinny Horse (voice)
Jiang Yilei Gao Hong (voice)
Huang Bo Zhao Youcai (voice)
Dong Chengpeng Wu Yingjun (voice)
Bai Ke Lin Weiguo (voice)
Lei Peng (voice)
Jia Zhangke Gu Yongqing (voice)
Xu Zhiyuan (voice)
Wang Hongwei (voice)
Wang Hongwei (voice)

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