The Ark of Mr. Chow (Chinese: 少年班) is a 2015 Chinese period youth drama film directed by Xiao Yang. It was released on 19 June 2015.[1]

The Ark of Mr. Chow
Poster
少年班
Directed byXiao Yang
Screenplay byZhang Ji
Xiao Yang
Produced byChen Kuo-fu
Wang Zhonglei
Tao Kun
Chang Hongsong
StarringSun Honglei
Zhou Dongyu
Dong Zijian
Wang Yuexin
Zhao Lixin
Liu Xilong
Leo Li
Wilson Wang
CiCi Xia
CinematographyLi Ran
Edited byZhang Weili
Music byMizutani Hiromi
Production
company
CKF Pictures
Release date
  • 19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥50.6 million

Cast

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  • Sun Honglei as Zhou Zhiyong
  • Zhou Dongyu as Zhou Lan
  • Dong Zijian as Wu Wei
  • Wang Yuexin as Mai Ke
  • Zhao Lixin as Liang
  • Liu Xilong as Wang Dafa
  • Leo Li as Fang Houzheng
  • Wilson Wang as Qin Hai
  • CiCi Xia as Jiang Yilin

Reception

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Box office

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The film earned CN¥50.648 million at the Chinese box office.[2]

Critical response

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Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 7 out of 10, calling it "entertaining but under-developed".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Derek Elley (2 July 2015). "The Ark of Mr. Chow". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ "少年班(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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