Lovely and well structured.

A lovely, well acted story, with squeaky-clean location scouting fit for a travelogue. No doubt the portrayal of rural China is romanticised, but the film never really lapses into sentimentality, and is an all round pleasure to watch.

A wonderfully colorful film with some heartwarming moments. This was certainly a fun adventure that uplifted my spirit. The shot-structure was well organized, and the cinematography was at times inspiring with the grandiose setting of the bamboo forest, however it's the relationship and the characters that shine in this film the strongest.

A tender childlike film about a good hearted but selfish young Chinese girl who spends her school holidays with her grandfather who is traveling back to his childhood village.The strength of the film lies in its beauty of landscape & simplicity of story. Both Grandfather & Daughter are wonderful in their roles and are a wonderful contrast of New & Old China.Although it moves slowly the characters and land are fascinating. It's a poetic film that is a lovely watch a real treat.

The Nightingale is a beautifully photographed, well-acted parable about tradition and change in modern-day China, that will either move you to tears or strike you as overly saccharine and formulaic.

Well acted and beautifully photographed, the movie offers a window into both modern urban and traditional Chinese life.

A gentle tale that could easily lapse into mawkish sentiment but largely steers clear of doing so.

A sweetly affecting Chinese film about a elderly man who opens his spoiled granddaughter to the analog world during a road trip across rural China ...

The Nightingale doesn't aspire to be much more than a heartwarming road movie through rural China, and at that, it succeeds admirably.

Sounding dry and portentous on paper, it is actually a heart-warming affair centred around its two central performances.

Vibrant, uplifting and authentic.

Simple but far from simplistic, The Nightingale sings its song with gentle power, telling a story that is both affecting and effective as cinema

There is plenty of heart in this affecting film whose song sings sweetly as it finds its notes on the forest stave