Youth (2017 film)
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| Traditional Chinese | 芳華 |
| Simplified Chinese | 芳华 |
| Literal meaning | Youthfulness |
| Hanyu Pinyin | fānghuá |
| Directed by | Feng Xiaogang |
| Written by | Geling Yan |
| Produced by | Wang Zhonglei |
| Starring | Huang Xuan Miao Miao Zhong Chuxi Yang Caiyu |
| Edited by | Zhang Qi |
| Distributed by | IM Global |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | CN¥120 million (US$16.5 million) |
| Box office | US$235.9 million |
Youth (Chinese: 芳华) is a 2017 Chinese coming-of-age drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang and written by Geling Yan. The film is based on Yan's semi-autobiographical story You Touched Me.: 260 It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was scheduled to be released in China on October 1, 2017, but after previews in Beijing and other cities was pulled from the National Day schedule. It was released on 15 December 2017.
Youth grossed over $235 worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing Chinese film of 2017.