I Am What I Am

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I Am What I Am

2021

1h 44m

Drama

Animation

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A teenage boy single-mindedly pursues his passion for lion dancing.

Peter Debruge

Variety

A welcome departure from the cutesy cartoony-ness of Pixar and its American ilk, produced at a mere fraction of the budget.

May 7, 2022

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Reuben Baron

CBR

Narratively, I Am What I Am is a standard underdog sports movie, but its hyper-realistic animation makes the film worth watching.

Mar 15, 2022

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Katy W

"salted feet" this was free on youtube, i clicked on it thinking it would be some "trash movie" but this is one of the best animation movie i ever watched

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Milly H

loved it. I cried. such a beautiful movie about a kid with personal struggle. then you realized everyone has personal struggles. the movie itself has realistic graphics, stunning colors and the lion dancing was choreographed superbly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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LABEL 2

稚嫩、老套、粗糙，但我还是想鼓励它一下。

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Sun Haipeng

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Zelin Li

Screenwriter

Miao Zhang

Producer

Ye Xiang

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A teenage boy single-mindedly pursues his passion for lion dancing.

Director: Sun Haipeng
Producer: Miao Zhang
Screenwriter: Zelin Li
Production Co: Yi Animation
Genre: Drama, Animation
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 44m

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