Breakup Buddies

Breakup Buddies is a 2014 Chinese romantic comedy and road film, directed by Ning Hao.[2][3] It stars Huang Bo and Xu Zheng as buddies on a wild 3,000-kilometre cross-country journey from Beijing to Dali City (via Zhangjiajie).

Breakup Buddies
Official poster
Chinese心花路放
MandarinXīn Huā Lù Fàng
LiterallyHappiness on the Road
Directed byNing Hao
Produced by
  • Wang Yibing
  • Ling Hong
Written by
  • Yue Xiaojun
  • Xing Aina
  • Sun Xiaohang
  • Dong Runnian
  • Zhang Disha
  • Zhang Yifan
Starring
Music by
CinematographySong Xiaofei
Edited byDu Yuan
Production
company
  • Injo Films
  • China Film Group
  • Beijing Galloping Horse Film
  • Beijing Asian Union Culture & Media Investment
  • Talent International Film
  • Beijing Shine Land Culture
  • Beijing Injo Production
  • Beijing HG & Injo Culture Investment Management
  • Beijing Skywheel Entertainment
  • Huang Bo Studio
  • Dongyang Dirty Monkey Films Production
  • China Movie Channel
  • Beijing Sankuai Technology
Release date
  • September 7, 2014 (2014-09-07) (TIFF)
  • September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30) (China)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$195,300,000[1]

The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014,[4] and was released domestically on September 30, 2014. It grossed over $195 million to become one of the highest-grossing films in China.

Plot

Womanizer Hao Yi (Xu Zheng) takes his best friend Geng Hao (Huang Bo) on a road trip to Dali City — China's unofficial capital of one night stands — to help him recover from a devastating divorce. Years before, Kang Xiaoyu (Yuan Quan) had traversed the same route to Dali where she met her future husband.

Cast
  • Huang Bo as Geng Hao
  • Xu Zheng as Hao Yi
  • Yuan Quan as Kang Xiaoyu
  • Zhou Dongyu as Zhou Lijuan, a.k.a. "Christina"
  • Tao Hui as Avatar girl
  • Yue Xiaojun as innkeeper
  • Shen Teng as bar owner
  • Zhang Li as pretty lesbian
  • Jiao Junyan as Xiao Bei
  • Ma Su as prostitute from Northeast China
  • Liu Meihan as prostitute from Hunan
  • Xiong Naijin as Kang Xiaoyu's best friend
  • Liu Yiwei as cop
  • Wang Yanhui as crime boss
  • Lei Jiayin as gangster
  • Yong Mengting as cosplay girl
  • Liang Hao as Li Maomao, Zhou Lijuan's boyfriend
  • Guo Tao as Kang Xiaoyu's attorney (cameo)
  • Li Chen as Kang Xiaoyu's new lover (cameo)
  • Xia Yu as Kang Xiaoyu's ex (cameo)

Review

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 7 out of 10, calling it "Ning Hao's maturest film so far" and praising the performances as "strong".[5]

Box office

The film grossed ¥1.16971 billion at the Chinese box office[6] and a total of US$195.3 million internationally.[1] The Guardian's Phil Hoad mentioning the film as one of "a few, giant, isolated local hits".[7]

References
  1. Nancy Tartaglione and David Bloom (January 10, 2015). "'Transformers 4′ Tops 2014's 100 Highest-Grossing International Films – Chart". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. "CNing Hao Gets His Apatow On With New Comedy BREAKUP BUDDIES'". Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. "Ning Hao's Latest "Breakup Buddies" Trailer and Poster Gallery!". Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. "Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Denzel Washington's 'Equalizer,' Kate Winslet's 'A Little Chaos'". Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. Elley, Derek (2014-11-20). "Breakup Buddies review". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  6. 心花路放（2014）. www.cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  7. Phil Hoad (December 31, 2014). "Transformers 4 – machine-tooled for domination: 2014 global box office in review". theguardian.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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