Art College 1994

Jun 21, 2025

2h 6m

★ 7.2

A portrait of the artist as a young man

Overview

In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Production Companies

NeZha Bros. Pictures

Modern Sky Entertainment

China Academy of Art, School of Animation and Game

Art College 1994 Trailers

Cast

Zhang Xiaojun (voice)

Dong Zijian

Hao Lili (voice)

Zhou Dongyu

Skinny Horse (voice)

Ren Ke

Gao Hong (voice)

Jiang Yilei

Zhao Youcai (voice)

Huang Bo

Wu Yingjun (voice)

Dong Chengpeng

Lin Weiguo (voice)

White-K

(voice)

Lei Peng

Gu Yongqing (voice)

Jia Zhangke

(voice)

Xu Zhiyuan

(voice)

Wang Hongwei

(voice)

Wang Hongwei

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