The Guileless Boy

Yang Yazhe
Pan Qinyu, Li Guanyi, Ma Zhixiang, Mei Fang, Ruan Jingtian, Na Dou
2008
Taiwan, China
Completed
Mandarin Chinese
104 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as囧男孩,is aTaiwan, ChinaProducerwomen sex,At2008Released in year
。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese,Current Douban rating7.8(For reference only)。
The two elementary school "cheaters," Number 1 (Li Guanyi) and Number 2 (Pan Qinyu), are best friends who spend all their time together. Both come from broken families; Number 1's mother is missing, and his father (Ma Zhixiang) is mentally ill, while Number 2 lives with his "selfish, uncaring" grandmother (Mei Fang) and dislikes his uncle, who has given her a needy little sister to take care of. Number 2 loves the pop star Kadax, and to make him happy, Number 1 teases him with a "Kadax" that his mother mailed from Hawaii.
They often team up to concoct lies to play tricks on classmates, leaving teachers helpless, who often punish them by making them stay in the library after school. This leads them to create a colorful fairy tale world. In an effort to reach what they call the "alternate dimension," the two try to turn on ten large fans simultaneously to create a massive tornado. Although they fail, they temporarily escape the pains of growing up with their ever-smiling classmate Lin Aili (Xu Qiwen).
Upon hearing that if one rides the terrifying slide at a certain amusement park a hundred times, they can fly to the "alternate dimension," they decide to save money and promise to grow up together. However, Number 2 succumbs to the temptation of playing capsule toys to get the mega Kadax, betraying their shared dream, which becomes the trigger for the rift in their friendship. Subsequently, Number 1 makes a surprising decision to try to salvage their friendship. The boys' actions may seem "awkward," but their feelings are a hundred times more genuine than those of adults.