Call for Love
Call for Love is a Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Zhang Jianya. The movie premiered in China on February 8, 2007. The film stars comedic actor Xu Zheng as well as some of China's most prominent young actresses, including Fan Bingbing, Eva Huang and others.
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Traditional | 愛情呼叫轉移 |
Simplified | 爱情呼叫转移 |
Mandarin | Aìqíng Hūjiào Zhuǎnyí |
Directed by | Zhang Jianya |
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Starring | Xu Zheng |
Music by | Tan Yizhe |
Cinematography | Zhi Lei |
Edited by | Cheng Jie |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Plot
After being married for seven years, Xu Lang, a white collar office manager, has started to get tired of the same routine in his marriage. After asking his wife for a divorce, he is given a magical cell phone by an angel. The cell phone allows him to have romantic encounters with different women. After various dates and courtships with 12 beautiful women, he still cannot meet the right one. He attempts to mend things over with his wife, only to find that his ex-wife has met another man and found happiness. The movie ends with Xu meeting his old love interest from 15 years ago, suggesting a new relationship between them.
Cast
- Xu Zheng as Xu Lang, protagonist
- Liu Yiwei as Angel
- Jiang Hongbo as boring wife
- Song Jia as Girl #1, easy girl
- Fan Bingbing as Girl #2, ninja cop
- Eva Huang as Girl #3, valley girl
- Michelle Bai as Girl #4, girl with intimidating mom
- Ning Jing as Girl #5, gold-digger
- Annie Yi as Girl #6, career woman with trust issues
- Qu Ying as Girl #7, overprotective dog lover
- Qin Hailu as Girl #8, feminist freak
- Shen Xing as former classmate, Xu Lang's destined romantic partner
- Gong Beibi
- Che Yongli
- Brenda Wang
- Huang Jianxiang (cameo)
- Chen Luyu (cameo)
External links
- Call for Love at IMDb
- (in Chinese) Official "Call for Love" Site
- (in Chinese) Plot Summary
- Call for Love at the Chinese Movie Database