The Faces of My Gene
Chinese祖宗十九代
Hanyu PinyinZǔzōng Shíjiǔdaì
Directed byGuo Degang
Written byGuo Degang
Wall Fish
Produced byHu Lifu
Wang Hui
Zhao Yifang
StarringYue Yunpeng
Lin Chi-ling
CinematographyDanny Chan
Edited byZhu Shuzan
Music byNathan Wong
Production
companies
Beijing A Film Co., Ltd.
Huace Pictures
Beijing Deyunshe Culture Diffusion Co., Ltd.
Distributed byHuaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd
Huace Pictures (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
Beijing A Film Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • 16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) (China)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$26.80 million

The Faces of My Gene (Chinese: 祖宗十九代) is a 2018 Chinese fantasy adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Guo Degang and starring Yue Yunpeng and Lin Chi-ling.[1] The film premiered in China on 16 February 2018. The film picks up the story of a writer and his ancestors after he crosses ancient times.[2]

Plot

Bei Xiaobei (Yue Yunpeng) is a self abased writer because he feels himself too fat. Because of his poor appearance, he often ran into a wall in real life. Later, he unwittingly finds a long dusty family tree. And accidentally crosses through the ages to meet with his ancestors.[3]

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Song of Position in the Family Hierarchy (辈分歌)" (Propaganda song)Wu Songjin/Zhao YingjunFeng CongGuo Degang/Yue Yunpeng/Guo Qilin/Zhang Yunlei 
2."Is It Important To Be Beautiful (漂亮重要吗)" (Theme song)Ren Yingjie/Li RuoxiWang Zongxian/Xiachuan HejiYue Yunpeng/Guo Qilin 

Production

The Faces of My Gene is the comedian-turned director Guo Degang's directorial debut.[1]

A total of 33 celebrities joined the cast during filming, including Wu Xiubo, Wu Jing, Wang Baoqiang, Fan Bingbing, Sandra Ng, Zhang Guoli, and Ma Su.[1][4]

Release

The film was released on February 16, 2018 in China.

The film received mainly negative reviews.[5][6][7]

Box office

The Faces of My Gene collected more than 100 million yuan on its opening weekend.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Xu Fan (2017-11-28). "All-star cast assembled for Guo Degang's directorial debut". Chinadaily. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  2. ^ 《祖宗十九代》曝先导预告 大年初一群星贺岁. Sina (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. ^ 《祖宗十九代》 “相声电影”已成烂片定律. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. ^ 岳云鹏遭井柏然林志玲颜值双暴击郭德纲执导电影《祖宗十九代》曝预告. Mtime (in Chinese). 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  5. ^ 《祖宗十九代》：穿越之旅难翻身. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018-02-26. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  6. ^ 《祖宗十九代》网友的评论太狠了. Tencent (in Chinese). 2018-03-30. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  7. ^ 《祖宗十九代》从电影院全面下线. Tencent (in Chinese). 2018-03-30. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  8. ^ 《祖宗十九代》总算票房破亿了，但郭德纲却这样说. Xinhuanews (in Chinese). 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-18.

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