Sister (2021 film)

Sister
Theatrical release poster
Chinese我的姐姐
Literal meaningMy older sister
Hanyu Pinyinwǒ de jiějie
Directed byYin Ruoxi (殷若昕)
Written byYou Xiaoying [zh] (游晓颖)
StarringZhang Zifeng
Xiao Yang
Zhu Yuanyuan
Duan Bowen (段博文)
Connor Leong
Jin Yaoyuan (金遥源)
Production
company
Turan Studio
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Micro Dream
Lian Ray Pictures
Red Star Macalline Films
New Film Association
Release date
  • 2 April 2021 (2021-04-02)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesStandard Mandarin, Sichuanese
BudgetCN¥30 million (US$4.6 million)[1]
Box officeUS$134.5 million[2][3]

Sister, also known as My Sister (Chinese: 我的姐姐), is a 2021 Chinese coming-of-age drama film directed by Yin Ruoxi and written by You Xiaoying [zh]. It stars Zhang Zifeng in the titular lead role, with Xiao Yang, Zhu Yuanyuan, Duan Bowen, and Connor Leong as the other cast members. It was released in China on 2 April 2021.[4] The film grossed US$52.8 million in its opening weekend,[3] replacing Godzilla vs. Kong as the top film at the weekend Chinese box office.[5] The film has been received positively, with acclaim for Zhang Zifeng's performance, and has sparked discussion about gender roles and traditional values in modern Chinese society.[6][7]

  1. ^ "《我的姐姐》两天票房近2亿，"张子枫"成清明档最大"黑马"？".
  2. ^ "Boxoffice". Entgroup.
  3. ^ a b "Sister (2021)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "《我的姐姐》曝中国式家庭特辑 众主创谈对中国式亲情的理解". Mtime时光网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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