Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Soul Mate

Movie: Soul Mate
Chinese Title: 七月与安生 / Qi Yue Yu An Sheng

Release Date: September 14, 2016

Genre: Romance
Language: Mandarin
Director: Derek Tsang
Screenwriter: Lam Wing Sum
Production Company: Jike Film, Beijing Jiaying Pictures, We Productions, Alibaba Pictures
Production Date: 2016
Producer: Peter Chan
Origin: China
Related: Another Me
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Annie Baobei

Love Meter

Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story of friendship and love that follows two women close as sisters who fall in love with the same man.

Thirteen years old is like the first note to the tune of youth. From the moment that Qi Yue (Sandra Ma) and An Sheng (Zhou Dongyu) entered high school, they were destined to become friends. They are different as night and day with Qi Yue being the silent water and An Sheng being the fiery one of the two, yet their respective qualities draw them to each other. They once thought that they would be part of each other's lives forever until a man walks into their lives. He is Su Jiaming (Toby Lee), their 18-year-old school senior.

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Nanjing, Shanghai, Suichang, Beijing and Russia.
The movie was filmed in 2015.
Sandra Ma and Zhou Dongyu made history when they both won Best Actress at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. The movie had seven nominations in total such as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
It has 12 nominations at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Zhou Dongyu and Sandra Ma have become very good friends in real life, often making their interactions public.

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