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We Were Smart

8.020192h 5mMovieDocumentary

A documentary about shamate, a wildly controversial subculture that emerged in China in the late ’00s.

DirectorLi Yifan

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We Were Smart hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 28, 2019. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.