''All Because of Love'' is a 2017 Taiwanese

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Lien Yi-chi, starring

Kent Tsai Kent Tsai Fan-hsi (; born Tsai Cheng-hung on 26 June 1997) is a Taiwanese actor. Life and career Tsai made his acting debut in HBO Asia's first original series in Mandarin, ''The Teenage Psychic'', in 2017. Also in the same year, he appeared ...

, Dara Hanfman, Gingle Wang and Lee Ying-hung. It was released in theaters on August 18, 2017.

Premise

Er-kan, a high school student who is in love with the most beautiful girl in the class, has to endure continuous abuse from the bullies in school. However, when the girl of his dreams becomes the girlfriend of the leader of the bullies, things can only get worse from there.

Cast

as Chen Er-kan * Dara Hanfman as Tseng Hsin-er *

Gingle Wang Gingle Wang (Chinese: 王淨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Ông Chēng''; pinyin: Wáng Jìng; born 7 February 1998) is a Taiwanese actress and writer. Rapidly gaining reputation from her work across various films and television productions, she already es ...

as Hung Man-li

Special appearance

* Hsu Hsiao-shun as Chen Yu-li, Er-kan's grandpa * Lee Ying-hung as Andy *

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

as Chen Chu, Er-kan's father *

Cheryl Yang Cheryl Yang (; born 12 December 1977) is a Taiwanese actress. She joined the entertainment scene at the age of 14 when she filmed her first commercial. Not long after she started her career, she filmed a music video together with Andy Lau, which ...

as Tan-meng, Er-kan's mother

Cameo appearance

Peng Chia-chia Peng may refer to: * Peng (surname) (彭), a Chinese name * Peng (state) (大彭), a state during the late Shang dynasty * Peng (mythology) (鵬), a legendary Chinese creature * ''Peng!'', 1992 album by Stereolab * ''PENG!'', a 2005 comic * P.Eng. ...

as Chen Yu-li's friend *

Miao Ke-li :''This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu. In the stage name, the surname is Miao.'' Miao Ke-li (born 13 January 1971) is a Taiwanese actress, television host and singer. Born in Taichung, Miao began her career as a singer in 1988 after ...

as Man-li's mother *

Bamboo Chen Bamboo Chen Chu-sheng (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tek-seng; born 6 August 1975) is a Taiwanese actor, acting coach and producer. He is best known for his roles in '' Zone Pro Site'', ''The Great Buddha + ''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese d ...

as Man-li's father *

Kuo Shu-yao Kuo Shu-yao (; born 18 July 1990), nicknamed Yao Yao, is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host and entrepreneur. In 2013 she won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for her role in ''Step Back to Glory''. In 2021, Kuo establis ...

as Hsu Kan-tien, Er-kan's grandma (young) *

Emerson Tsai Emerson Tsai (; born 2 August 1988) is a Taiwanese actor, television host and singer. He appeared on the third season of singing competition television series '' Super Idol'' in 2009, and came in eighth place. In 2010, Tsai made his acting debu ...

as Chen Yu-li (young) *

Tsai Tsan-te Tsai Tsan-te (; born 3 May 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, also known by the names Vega Tsai and Chamder Tsai. Tsai has performed on film, stage, and television. She was a finalist for the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1998, for ...

as Tseng Mei-jen, Hsin-er's mother * Fabio Grangeon as Matt, Hsin-er's father *

Alien Huang Alien Huang (; 28 November 1983 – 15 September 2020), also known as Xiao Gui (Little Ghost), was a Taiwanese singer, actor, television presenter, illustrator and fashion designer. He was a member of Japanese TV Asahi's disbanded boy band ...

as Hung Ti-so, Man-li's brother *

Huang Fei Huang Fei (; born 13 July 1974) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer. She is known for folk music, and has won the Golden Melody Award for best Taiwanese female singer twice, in 2011 and 2016. Selected filmography Film References

19 ...

as Hsu Kan-tien (middle-aged) * Bebe Chang as Hsiao-yu * Leo Wang as Cupid * Lyn Wang as Michiko

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{douban, 26707072 2017 films Taiwanese romantic comedy-drama films Taiwanese teen films 2017 romantic comedy-drama films 2010s teen comedy-drama films Films directed by Lien Yi-chi 2017 comedy films 2017 drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films