Asia Cine-Club: Better Days
Schedule
Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC+07:00Location
TicTic តិចៗ, Langka Lane (Lane behind Patio Hotel), Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 120102 | Phnom Penh, PP
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Asia Cine-Club: Better Days 少年的你 🗓 Tuesday, January 6 | ⏰ Doors: 6PM | 🎬 Film: 8PM | 📍 TicTic, Phnom Penh
Derek Tsang’s Better Days became a cultural flashpoint on release - a rare blend of intimate coming-of-age drama and social realist urgency. Following the pressure-filled lives of Chinese students navigating exam culture, bullying, and unexpected connection, the film balances tenderness with tension, anchored by powerful performances from Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee.
Visually assured and emotionally direct, it exposes the weight placed on young people while carving out moments of warmth and resilience. A film that resonated far beyond China, sparking discussion, awards attention, and a devoted international following.
"Derek Tsang’s gripping, often harrowing, teen crime story is an absolute triumph of pacing, performance and atmosphere that is as slickly made as it is emotionally powerful." - James Marsh, South China Morning Post
"It's a high-quality and thought-provoking Chinese drama... Tsang takes the audience seamlessly from school drama through murder mystery into romantic tragedy, so profound it struck me as virtually Shakespearean." - Alix Turner, Ready Steady Cut
🎟 Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
📽 IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt9586294
📽 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/better-days-2019/
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Where is it happening?
TicTic តិចៗ, Langka Lane (Lane behind Patio Hotel), Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 120102, CambodiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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