The Left Ear

The Left Ear

Directed by Alec Su You-peng

Produced by Beijing Enlight Pictures

2015120 min6.2 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age romance about a deaf teenage girl navigating unrequited love, friendship, loss, and forgiveness in a school setting.

Li Er, a 17 year old girl who has great difficulty hearing out of her left ear, is rejected after confessing her love to a boy, Xu yi. Instead the boy is in love with Li Bala, a girl who is in fact in love with Zhang Yang. Li Er befriends Li Bala, who dies due to an accident. As the movie progresses, Li Er overcomes her hatred of Zhang Yang, whom she blamed for Li Bala's death.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Left Ear sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Left Ear scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Left Ear easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Left Ear violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Left Ear end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Left Ear

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Left Ear

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Like The Left Ear, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Left Ear, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Left Ear, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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