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So Long, My Son (2019) — Stream on MUBI · CriticCrunch

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So Long, My Son

Movie2019·185 min

So Long, My Son

Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai

A drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 12%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

229 ratings

About So Long, My Son

Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: grief and loss, family dysfunction, fate destiny, late 20th century, historical event, international, urban, parent child, close friendship, everyman, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Wang Xiaoshuai
Language: Chinese

Cast

Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei, Qi Xi

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How So Long, My Son Ranks

All movies

Top 12%

2010s movies

Top 10%

Drama movies

Top 11%

2010s Drama movies

Top 8%

Top 12% All movies.

the vibe

So Long, My Son Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetintenselayeredseriousbroadearnestcontemplativegritty

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

nonlinear flashback

slow-burn reveal

grief & loss

family dysfunction

fate destiny

everyman

parent child

close friendship

historical event

international

urban

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9