''Fleet of Time'' (), also known as ''Back in Time'' is a 2014 Chinese

coming-of-age film In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or interna ...

directed by

Zhang Yibai Zhang Xiaoling, better known by his stage name Zhang Yibai () (born 14 April 1963, in Chongqing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Directorial career Zhang began his career in television and music videos before dir ...

and starring

Eddie Peng Edward Peng Yu-Yan ( zh, c=彭于晏, poj=Phêⁿ Û-àn, p=Péng Yúyàn; born 24 March 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. He is best known for starring in the films '' Hear Me'' (2009), '' Unbeatable'' (2013), '' Fleet of Time'' (201 ...

Ni Ni Ni Ni ( zh, c=倪妮, p=Ní Nī, born 8 August 1988) is a Chinese actress. After rising to fame with Zhang Yimou's '' The Flowers of War'' (2011), she starred in the films '' Up in the Wind'' (2013)'', Fleet of Time'' (2014), ''Lost in the Sta ...

, Zheng Kai, Vision Wei and Zhang Zixuan. The film is adapted from the popular novel of the same name by Chinese writer Jiu Yehui (九夜茴).

Plot

coming of age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...

tale of a group of close friends as they experience high school, college and eventually adulthood through the '90s and 2000s. They meet again at a friend's wedding in 2014, and recalls their romantic past through memories.

Cast

as Chen Xun *

as Fang Hui * Zheng Kai as Zhao Ye * Vision Wei as Qiao Ran * Zhang Zixuan *

Chen He Chen He (; born 9 November 1985), also known as Michael Chen, is a Chinese actor. Chen is noted for playing Zeng Xiaoxian in the romantic comedy television series ''IPartment'', which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcas ...

as Su Kai * Yanting Ma * Cya Liu *Bi Xia as Shen Xiaotang

Theme song

*"Cong Cong Na Nian" (匆匆那年) **Lyrics:

Lin Xi Albert Leung Wai Man (, born 7 December 1961), better known by his pen name Lin Xi (), is a Hong Kong lyricist and writer. A prominent figure in Cantopop and Mandopop, he has written lyrics for nearly all major Hong Kong singers, with notable ...

**Music: Kubert Leung **Singer:

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; pinyin: ''Wáng Fēi''; born 8 August 1969) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. Early in her career, she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong (). Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong at the age o ...

References

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* 2010s romance films Chinese coming-of-age films Chinese romance films Films based on Chinese novels Films directed by Zhang Yibai Chinese teen films 2010s Mandarin-language films {{2010s-romance-film-stub