Suddenly Seventeen (Chinese: 28????) is a 2016 Chinese fantasy romance drama film starring Ni Ni, Wallace Huo and Wang Talu. It is the directorial debut of Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou's daughter. It was released in China by Le Vision Pictures on December 9, 2016.
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Directed by | Zhang Mo |
Produced by | Zhang Yimou |
Screenplay by | Zhang Mo Zhang Hongyi Zhang Ying Di Du Tian Jin |
Starring | Ni Ni Wallace Huo Wang Talu |
Production company | Le Vision Pictures |
Distributed by | Le Vision Pictures |
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Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | CN¥111.6 million |
Screenplay
28-year old Liang Xia (Ni Ni) and 34 year-old Mao Liang (Wallace Huo) have been together for 10 years, and living together for 5 years. Liang Xia assumes that Mao is going to propose after 10 years of being together, and had given up her dreams on becoming a painter just to stay with Mao. However she is disappointed when the diamond he had bought was for his boss, Mr. Gao's wife to earn her support in improving his design company. Her friend suggests to Liang that she should force Mao to marry her by proposing to him in public. However, the plan backfires and Mao ends up breaking up with her. The devastated Liang eats a magical chocolate, transporting her memory back to her 17-year old self. Without the worries of adulthood, she is back to her naive, optimistic self and that triggers a surge of interest in Mao, who she now refers to as “Uncle”. Things turn even more complicated when Liang Xia's 17-year old self falls in love with a younger man, Yan Yan (Wang Talu).
- Ni Ni as Liang Xia
- Wallace Huo as Mao Liang
- Wang Talu as Yan Yan
- Ma Su as Bai Xiaoning
Principal photography begun in January 2016, and wrapped up in March 2016.
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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14th Changchun Film Festival | Best Directorial Debut | Zhang Mo | Won |