One of Zhang's smaller films, Happy Times is nevertheless moving and bittersweet.
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Happy Times

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Movie Info
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Director -
Yimou Zhang -
Producer -
Qinglong Yang , Weiping Zhang , Yu Zhao , Ping Zhou -
Screenwriter -
Yan Mo -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
Guangxi Film Studios -
Rating -
PG (Language|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 26, 2002, Wide -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$239.1K -
Runtime -
1h 35m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)