Increasing high as the biggest dark horse in the last few months, the school bullying ( 欺凌)-themed film Better Days (少年的你)has raked in nearly 700 million yuan ($99 million) since its release (发行) on Oct 25, 2019.
The film is from a popular online novel, it is about two teenagers whose fates (命运 ) are unexpectedly changed as the night before gaokao, the national college entrance exam comes.
Produced by Jojo Hui Yuet-chun, the film stars (担任主角)tress Zhou Dongyu and pop idol Jackson Yee (Yi Yang qianxi) , whose performances are praised online. Director
Tsang says he hopes the film can encourage deep thinking over some social problems and make people think about how to help those in trouble and build a better world for young people growing up. As a director in Hong Kong who knew little of gaokao, Tsang said he prepared to better understand it by producing the film. “We interviewed a lot of students and teachers. I really hope the film will remind them of their school days,” Tsang said.
Better Days became the biggest winner by taking home eight awards out of 12 nominations ( 提名) , including the best film, best director, and best actress, at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards on Wednesday May 6th.
1.What does the underlined words dark horse mean?
A.深颜色的房子 B.黑房子 C.神马 D.出人意料的获胜者
2.The film has raked nearly________since its release .
A.700 yuan B.99 million C.99 million yuan D.700 million yuan
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.The film was made on Oct25, 2019.
B.The story happened on Oct25,2019.
C.The Director hopes the film can make people think about how to help the teenagers who are in trouble.
D.The Director knew a lot about gaokao.
4.How many awards did Better Days win at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards?
A.twelve. B.three.
C.the best film, best director, and best actress. D.eight.
5.Better Days is about .
A.the school bullying B.the dark horse C.gaokao D.Zhou Dongyu and Jackson Yee