Yolo

"To win, at least once."

2024 2h 9m ZH

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 124

DramaComedyAction

Synopsis

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After an argument with her younger sister, Le Ying moves out on her own. She meets a boxing trainer and starts boxing.

“To win, at least once.”

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Cast

Jia Ling
Le Ying
Lei Jiayin
Hao Kun
Zhang Xiaofei
Le Dan
Yang Zi
Doudou
Sha Yi
Old Liang
Qiao Shan
Shanzi
Li Xueqin
Lili
Ma Li
Ma Chunli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jia Ling
Writers: Sun Jibin, Jia Ling, Guo Yupeng
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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MONEY

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$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jia Ling, shot by Liu Yin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fei Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Zhou Xiaolin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin and Zhang Xiaofei carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To win, at least once.".

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The take

Jia Ling directs. Liu Yin behind the camera. Fei Peng scores. Zhou Xiaolin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.3× over at the box office.
3Released 2 years ago.
4Directed by Jia Ling, shot by Liu Yin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fei Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Zhou Xiaolin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin and Zhang Xiaofei carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "To win, at least once.".
9IMDB entry: tt28151876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Liu Yin
Original score: Fei Peng
Editing: Zhou Xiaolin
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000,000
Box office: $433,606,094
Return: 434% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Yolo (2024)

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frankie12272024-02-14
Compared to Jia Ling’s previous work, there has been a significant improvement.
CinemaSerf2024-04-10
★ 7/10
"Le Ying" (Ling Jia) is a larger lass who has little success with anything save for half-drinking cola and sleeping for most of the day. She's been left a flat by her grandmother but her soon to be divorced sister "Dou Dou" (Zi Yang) needs some property if she is to be able to continue sending her daughter to private school. After initially agreeing to a transfer, a barney ensues and she storms out determined to find somewhere of her own to live. That means a job. Discipline. She gets a job in a BBQ joint for a boss who's a bit of a lecher, but she can deal with him. It's he who sends her to fetch some cigarettes from his car and that's where she rather curiously encounters "Hao Kun" (Jiayin Lei) who is a boxing coach at a gym round the corner. He's not having much success recruiting new clients so she agrees to be one. Now, on the face of it, she's not the most likely of boxers, but what now ensues sees her face a series of challenges that make her think deeply about who she is and who she wants to become. This reality check is only exacerbated by an appearance on her sister's rather comically cynical television talent show that makes "X Factor" look like "Mastermind" (though it does feature quite an entertaining strop between the panellists). The story itself meanders along a bit too slowly - it doesn't need to be over two hours long, but there can be no denying the effort put in by Ling Jia as her character comes to an empowering degree of self-realisation. It's a bit stereotypical, I suppose, but it's also quite frank and entertaining. It's can be funny, a little poignant and there's just the merest hint of chemistry between the two boxers. I doubt you'll remember it for long, and the ending is a bit of a muddle, but it is worth a watch.

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