The Ninth Grade

Class 172 is a key class for their excellent students of an ordinary secondary school in Hunan province, from which the kids’ main goal is to upgrade into one of the best province-level high school – No.1 high school of the county. In the recent few years, the school’s enrollment rate to high school was not quite satisfying, and this year, the newly promoted class in charge teacher – Mr. Xiang, who’s only graduated a few years ago, became their brightest hope to teach the students and raise the enrollment rate for school.

Most of the kids are born in poor families, and they’re left behind in the countryside as their parents go to the big city for work, life for them is basically struggling between their rebellious age and the busy, repeated studies. To achieve a better future, they must try their best to study hard, getting up at 6 a.m. and usually go to bed after 9 p.m…

Finally, under the huge pressure and the irresistible rebellious in their age, the conflict breaks out right about the time to their final examination…

The documentary presented the most real lives of a ninth grade class’ students, you would find not only a strength to fight for one’s future, but also some sadness you don’t know how to tell about…