Home by the River (2023) [河边有个好地方] dir. Zhang Zhonghua

Shi Niuniu (played by Zhang Mengxin) is his class's undisputed troublemaker, constantly defying his classmates and teachers, to the point where everyone around him is losing faith in him. Mao Ye (played by Liu Yourong) is a quiet and withdrawn student who is ostracized by his classmates for being completely absorbed doodling in his notebook.

By coincidence, these two marginalized children form a deep friendship. At the same time, Ms. Fen-ti (played by Liu Pan), the principal's cousin, needs to conduct field research on the psychological state of students for her master's thesis. These two "troubled youths" catch her eye, and she discovers that these underachievers, seen by others as hopeless cases, possess brilliant qualities that no one knew about.

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