A Song Sung Blue

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A Song Sung Blue

2023

1h 32m

Drama

LGBTQ+

Romance

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Xian will always remember the loneliest and bluest of summers when she was 15. After her mother has to go abroad for work, Xian is thrown into the care of her father, a free-spirited photographer, who she has barely seen since her parents divorce. He’s struggling financially and is fooling around with his assistant who has an 18-year-old daughter, Mingmei. Soon, Mingmei appears like a ray of shining light to Xian. During this restless summer, the conflict between the innocence and the impulses of youth will leave an indelible mark on Liu...

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

The younger girl is instantly drawn to the older one, and their relationship, rocky yet intense, becomes the strongest bond in the film.

May 30, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Despite its issues in the writing and the overall presentation of the story, “A Song Sung Blue” is a rather beautiful shot film that highlights Zihan Geng's eye for layered composition and her ability to create a chemistry among her actors

Rated: 6.5

Jul 16, 2023

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

While A Song Sung Blue has its fair share of beautiful scenes, the lingering sensation of been-there-done-that haunts the film during its wistful ninety-two-minute runtime.

Rated: C+

Jun 26, 2023

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Shar Tan

In Review Online

A delicate and bittersweet queer coming-of-age film, A Song Sung Blue is also, unfortunately, weighed down by all the predictable beats that befall its bildungsroman genre.

May 31, 2023

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John Berra

Screen International

This delicate affair lingers longer than one might expect, as Geng’s sensitive direction of Liu Yining’s nuanced screenplay imbues familiar tropes with a fresh perspective.

May 24, 2023

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Zihan Geng

Director

Meijun Zhou

Liu Xian

Ziqi Huang

Jin Mingmei

Jing Liang

Liu's Mother

Long Liang

Liu's Father

Yining Liu

Screenwriter

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Xian will always remember the loneliest and bluest of summers when she was 15. After her mother has to go abroad for work, Xian is thrown into the care of her father, a free-spirited photographer, who she has barely seen since her parents divorce. He’s struggling financially and is fooling around with his assistant who has an 18-year-old daughter, Mingmei. Soon, Mingmei appears like a ray of shining light to Xian. During this restless summer, the conflict between the innocence and the impulses of youth will leave an indelible mark on Liu...

Director: Zihan Geng
Screenwriter: Yining Liu
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 32m