Better Days 少年的你 (2019)

(dir. Derek Tsang 曾國祥) This film, about a bullied high-schooler and a drop-out, was delayed because of censorship issues, but thankfully finally released in China and abroad in 2019. Based on a popular young adult novel, In His Youth, In Her Beauty《少年的你，如此美丽》, it is an often harrowing depiction of the difficulties facing many young Chinese people. Zhou Dongyu 周冬雨 deservedly won the best actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, her co-star Jackson Yee 易烊千玺 won Best New Performer, and director Derek Tsang took home Best Film and Best Director. The film has been available on Netflix UK, and there is also an American blu-ray release. ★★★★★