2021 Chinese film
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了不起的老爸 | |
Directed by | Chiu Keng Guan |
Screenplay by | Xu Yizhou (徐逸洲) |
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Country | China |
Language | Standard Chinese |
On Your Mark (Chinese: 了不起的老爸; pinyin: Liǎobuqǐ de Lǎobà; lit. 'amazing dad') is a 2021 Chinese drama film directed by Chiu Keng Guan and starring Wang Yanhui, Zhang Youhao, and Gong Beibi.
Plot
The film follows the story of a father and son who participate in a marathon and thus come to understand and improve themselves.
Cast
- Wang Yanhui [zh] as Xiao Daming
- Zhang Youhao [zh] as Xiao Erdong
- Gong Beibi as Xia Lu
- Li Xiaopang (李小胖)
- He Nan (鹤男)
- Zhao Liang (赵亮)
- Li Yu (李彧)
- Liu Jinshan [zh]
- Feng Wenjuan
Production
The film was shot in Chongqing. Filming took 55 days.
Release
The film was released on 18 June 2021, just before Father's Day.
Reception
On the day of its release, On Your Mark was the top-earning film in the Chinese box office. As of 27 June 2021, the film's box office total was 105 million RMB.
Critic Derek Elley called it "a disease-of-the-week melodrama grafted onto a dysfunction". He criticized the screenwriting and directing but praised Wang Yanhui's performance.
See also
References
- ^ 周慧晓婉 (18 November 2019). "王砚辉张宥浩领衔《起跑》,内地首部马拉松题材影片开机". 新京报. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- 周慧晓婉 (18 March 2021). "电影《了不起的老爸》曝新预告,王砚辉为张宥浩甘当"全能老爸"". 新京报. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Why Malaysian-Chinese filmmakers find success in China". South China Morning Post. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "《了不起的老爸》改档 王砚辉张宥浩约定父亲节". 1905. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "周票房:《1921》点映夺冠 《了不起的老爸》破亿". 腾讯. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- Elley, Derek. "Review: On Your Mark (2021)". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
- On Your Mark at Douban (in Chinese)
- On Your Mark at IMDb