Together (2002 film)

Together
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Produced by	Tong Gang Chen Hong
Written by	Chen Kaige Xue Xiaolu
Starring	Tang Yun Liu Peiqi Wang Zhiwen Chen Hong Chen Kaige
Music by	Zhao Lin
Cinematography	Kim Hyljingkoo
Edited by	Zhou Ying
Production company	Moonstone Entertainment
Distributed by	United Artists (US)
Release date	10 September 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival) 20 September 2002 (China)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	China
Language	Chinese (Mandarin)
Box office	$14,572,229

Together (Chinese: 和你在一起; pinyin: Hé nǐ zài yīqǐ) is a 2002 Chinese drama film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong, and Wang Zhiwen. The film premiered on September 10, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was commercially released in China ten days later.

Written by Chen Kaige and Xue Xiaolu, the plot revolves around a thirteen-year-old violin prodigy Liu Xiaochun and his father Liu Cheng who move to Beijing from a small southern town. It is Liu Cheng's biggest dream that Xiaochun may find a good teacher in the city and rise to stardom. After studying under two teachers, however, the boy finds that he has learned not just music, but what is really important in life.

Liu Cheng (Liu Peiqi) is a widowed cook making his living in a small southern town in China. His thirteen-year-old son, Liu Xiaochun (Tang Yun), is a violin prodigy. In the hope that Xiaochun might find success as a violinist, Liu Cheng and Xiaochun travel to Beijing to participate in a competition organized by the Children's Palace, an arts institution for school children. Even though Xiaochun emerges fifth, he is denied admission into the conservatory as he does not have Beijing residency. Determined to realize his hopes for Xiaochun, Liu Cheng persuades Professor Jiang (Wang Zhiwen), a stubborn and eccentric teacher from the Children's Palace, to take Xiaochun as a private student.