Poster for The Promise I Made to You. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The Promise I Made to You, a nostalgic romance film focusing on zhiqing (intellectual youth) in Northeast China, has finished its production, and will be released nationwide this fall, promoters announced at a news conference in Beijing last week.

Zhiqing refers to Chinese young people from urban areas, approximately 17 million of whom were sent to the countryside during "the cultural revolution" (1966-76).

The film stays fresh with a new angle to focus on love between two aged zhiqing today mixing with flashback of their experiences in countryside decades ago.

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