🎥 As the 15th Beijing International Film Festival lights up screens this week, a new generation of movie lovers is rewriting the script on cross-cultural connections. Meet Adel, a Kyrgyz student at Tsinghua University whose passion for Chinese storytelling reveals how Gen Z sees the world through cinema.
💡 'Better Days' sparked her journey—a film she says 'showed me real Chinese youth struggles I’d never seen on TikTok.' From there, she dove deeper into China’s cinematic universe: the mythological fireworks of 'Ne Zha' ('Visually, it’s like Avatar meets Marvel!') to the quiet drama 'Big World' that ‘sticks with you like your favorite playlist.’
🌟 What’s next on her watchlist? 'More coming-of-age tales about identity and family—the kind that could trend globally on Netflix.' Adel’s wish mirrors what many young viewers crave: raw stories about first jobs, cultural rediscovery, and millennial parents, told through China’s diverse regional perspectives.
🌐 With 2025 marking 120 years of Chinese cinema, Adel’s story reminds us: Today’s audiences don’t just watch movies—they’re building bridges between Bishkek and Beijing, one frame at a time.
