''Papa'' ( zh, 洛杉矶捣蛋计划) is a 2016 Chinese family comedy-drama, a

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film directed by Xiao Zheng starring lead actor

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. The film was entirely shot in

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and

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and was released theatrically in China and in United States on the same day.

Synopsis

A bumbling Chinese talent manager travels to Los Angeles to retrieve his singer who fled to elope mid-tour. Instead of retrieving his singer, his futile attempts land him an arranged marriage with five adopted kids and an angry boss demanding his investment back. In his quest to reclaim fame and fortune, papa learns an important lesson in what it means to be a family.Fandango Papa (2016)
/ref> The film follows a plot similar to a 2012 South Korean film, also named ''Papa''.

Cast

as Huang Bo Lun *

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as Coco *Chloe Perrin as Alice *Sage Correa as A.K. *Jake Elliott as Peter *Anjini Taneja Azhar as Katie * Yang Zi *

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* Mike Sui Kai *Shan Jiang *

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as Jason Chen *Candice Zhao *Brother Sway

References

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* * * *{{Facebook, 2016PAPA/ 2016 films Chinese comedy-drama films Films shot in Los Angeles 2010s Mandarin-language films