Dare to Grow Up

From 2012 to 2020, the filming of the documentary "Real Growth" took 8 years from the first year of high school to the fourth year of graduation of the three protagonists. In the nearly 1,000 hours of filmed story materials, there are their stories about learning, society, and parents. , about the teacher-student relationship, about the true record of life choices. The film consists of 5 episodes, each of which is 35 minutes long. The dramatic atmosphere of struggle and conflict, the characters' laughter, frustration, and even every expression, are the wanton sway of youth. Three protagonists from different families with very different personalities - an atypical academic bully, an unconventional girl in literature and art, and a good girl who works hard to learn but has a lot of ideas. The shackles of family, balancing ideals and reality, finding and realizing self-worth? Youth is real, not just growing up.