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Soulmate

Original title: Qi yue yu an sheng
  • 2016
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.4K
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Soulmate (2016)
DramaRomance

Two women who have been close friends since adolescence must cope with the changes that maturity brings.Two women who have been close friends since adolescence must cope with the changes that maturity brings.Two women who have been close friends since adolescence must cope with the changes that maturity brings.

  • Director
    • Derek Tsang
  • Writers
    • Anni Baobei
    • Wing-Sum Lam
    • Yuan Li
  • Stars
    • Dongyu Zhou
    • Sichun Ma
    • Toby Lee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Derek Tsang
    • Writers
      • Anni Baobei
      • Wing-Sum Lam
      • Yuan Li
    • Stars
      • Dongyu Zhou
      • Sichun Ma
      • Toby Lee
    • 8User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 32 wins & 54 nominations total

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    Dongyu Zhou
    Dongyu Zhou
    • Li Ansheng
    Sichun Ma
    Sichun Ma
    • Lin Qiyue
    Toby Lee
    Toby Lee
    • Su Jiaming
    Gang Cai
    Gang Cai
    • Qiyue's dad
    Haofang Li
    • Xiao Ansheng
    Ping Li
    • Qiyue's mom
    Cindy Yao
    • Lin Qiyue (youth)
    Yan Zhang
    • Jiaming's Classmate
    Osvaldo Aenlle Liqui
    • Bar Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Derek Tsang
    • Writers
      • Anni Baobei
      • Wing-Sum Lam
      • Yuan Li
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    8roxxr

    One of the rare gem of Chinese cinema

    What I love most about this movie is the great length they took to depict the time period, the realness and livelihood of ordinary people living in China. There's no rich guy trying to woo the girl or a character who went from a loser to being the hero etc. It is just a story about the friendship of two girls growing up. But the way they have set up the plot is brilliantly captivating and fast paced, unlike most Chinese movie I've encounter. Not many movies have two women as leading characters. The ones that do come in mind are Thelma & Louis (1991) and Bridesmates (2011).
    9s-34708

    Like Their Performances

    Good story, good performances. The ambivalence of spirits is completely shown. Director Peter Chan is really expert at demonstrating the inside figure of characters.
    8eliara371

    great movie

    The actors were splendid. Beautiful cinematics. I personally did not like how the tale unfolded and ended. But that has nothing to do with the quality of the movie. I think it is a gem. If you like this one you will for sure enjoy the rest of the movies Dongyu Zhou has acted in. I dare to say her more recent ones are better than this one. Watch Us and them 2018 if you need another but better doze off this movie. I like the realistic realness. I don't like when a story leaves you puzzled. Maybe it won't for you, maybe the English subtitles threw me off, but for me, I didn't quite understand all the aspects of how the story unfolded towards the end.
    9Lenaye999

    A masterpiece in story and editing and fantastic performances by the lead actors

    Just finished watching this what must surely be one of the most endearing and heartfelt emotional ride of a film I've seen in a long time. Very rarely do we ever get to see a friendship of this nature between 2 girls growing up together until their adulthood depicted in this way. But this is not a straightforward story and a huge credit must go to how the film was edited and put together to lure into thinking the story is one thing and then turned out to be completely different and really hit you right into your heart. The only reason I decided to watch this movie was because of Ma Sichun who reminds me of my favourite Korean actress Son Ye-Jin, but I was glad I watched this film, and you will do too. I would urge you to spend a couple of hours of your day to make time for this wonderfully told story of love and friendship.
    10xSuperMu

    Like the story very much, It's touching.

    The sequence of the story is amazing. The movie talk about the friendship between two friends that thought they will never be separated, and the boy friend of one of them who appears and change the path of their friendship.

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Both Faye Wong and her daughter, Leah Dou, have their own songs used in the film.
    • Connections
      Remade as Soulmate (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      (It's not a crime) It's just what we do
      Composed, Lyrics & Performed by Leah Dou

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • SoulMate
    • Production companies
      • J.Q. Pictures
      • We Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,864,375
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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