A Zebra-Riding Boy
2020, Chinese. Directed by Fan Xiaotian & Chen Juzhi.
Adapted from novels by celebrated Chinese writer Su Tong. Zuo Lin, a poor bow-legged boy, has a small dream - to ride a zebra across the busiest part of the city. Zuo Lin’s transition from an unhappy rider of a rocking-horse, through a happy zebra-rider and a sorrowful hussar officer, to a beaming paper horse rider makes for an absorbing film with a grand narrative. Yet, on the surface, it’s a popular story - girlfriend of a trust fund kid tries to help her boyfriend trick Zuo Lin, but ends up falling in love with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 16 October 2020
- Original title
- 纸骑兵
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Fan Xiaotian, Jiao Huan
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A Zebra-Riding Boy runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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A Zebra-Riding Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 October 2020. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Zebra-Riding Boy?
A Zebra-Riding Boy (2020) was directed by Fan Xiaotian and Chen Juzhi and stars Eleanor Lee, Guo Junchen, Hou Changrong.