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爱情神话

Directed by Shao Yihui (邵艺辉)

2021•112 min
Where to watch
Genre
Romance
Topic
Love & Desire
Mood
Playful
Language
Chinese
Featured in
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Synopsis

A divorced, retired painting teacher from Shanghai falls in love with a woman who is also divorced. The involvement of his ex-wife and a student of his makes the whole thing complicated.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Golden Rooster Awards

Best Screenplay (2022)

Winner

China Film Director's Guild Awards

Young Director of the Year, Screenwriter of the Year (2022)

Winner

Golden Rooster Awards

Best Directorial Debut (2022)

Footnote

  1. Box office

    $37 million box office on Christmas Eve release — ranked among the top-performing domestic releases in per-day box office during its opening week

Main Cast

Xu ZhengXu ZhengLao Bai
Ma YiliMa YiliMiss Li
Wu YueWu YueBeibei
Ni HongjieNi HongjieGloria
Zhou YemangZhou YemangLao Wu
Feng MayaFeng MayaMaya
Huang MinghaoHuang MinghaoBai Ge
Wang YingluWang YingluYangyang

Director

Shao Yihui邵艺辉RegionEast AsiaIn archive2 filmsHeritageChinaMore→

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