''The Continent'' () is a 2014 Chinese road-trip comedy film written directed by

Han Han Han Han (born September 23, 1982) is a Chinese best-selling author, professional rally driver, singer, creator of ''Party'', One (App magazine) and China's most popular blogger. He has published seven novels to date, and is represented by the ...

. The film was released on July 24, 2014. This movie was produced by Beijing Lorry Ltd, Hangzhou Guomai Media Ltd, and Bona Film Group Ltd. Han Han, a famous youth novelist in mainland China, served as both this movie's screenwriter and director. The film stars William Feng and

Bolin Chen Chen Bolin (; born 27 August 1983), also known as Wilson Chen, is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and education Chen was born on 27 August 1983. While in high school, Chen participated in the Taiwanese variety show ' due to his similarity to Tak ...

in the leading roles. Production began on February 14, 2014, and wrapped on May 26, 2014. The production team scouted from five locations for filming, which included

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

Xichang Xichang, formerly known as Jiandu, Jianchang and Ningyuan(fu), is a city in and the seat of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan, China. In 2012 it had a population of 481,796. History The Qiongdu were the local peo ...

Chifeng Chifeng ( zh, s=赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad ( mn, (Улаанхад хот), ''Ulaɣanqada qota'', , "red cliff"), is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the ...

Mount Putuo Mount Putuo (, from Sanskrit: "Mount Potalaka") is an island in Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. It is a renowned site in Chinese Buddhism and is the bodhimaṇḍa of the bodhisattva Guanyin. Mount Putuo is one of the four sacre ...

Zhoushan Zhoushan , formerly romanized as Chusan, is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of H ...

, and

Dongji Island Dongji Island / Dongji Islet / Tungchi Island () is an island in Dongji Village (), Wangan Township, Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. Dongji Island has also been known as ''Nandongyu'' (). The island is the site of the Dongji Island Lig ...

. One of the leads, William Feng, was injured when the filming process was nearly finished. The film premiered in mainland China on July 24, 2014.

Synopsis

The movie follows three young men, without much life experience, who live on an island located in the East China Sea. The three hatch a plan to journey across the Chinese mainland, and along the way, documents their experiences before finally ending their journey that will decide their destinies.

Cast

Feng Shaofeng Feng Shaofeng (, born October 7, 1978), also known as William Feng, is a Chinese actor. Feng rose to fame with the hit time travel series ''Palace'' (2011). He was ranked 33rd on 2012's Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. He won the Hundred Flowers A ...

Wallace Chung Wallace Chung Hon-leung (; born 30 November 1974) is a Hong Kong actor and singer, best known for his work on several Chinese television dramas. Chung ranked 68th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 94th in 2014, 45th in 2015, 31st in ...

Wang Luodan Wang Luodan () is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame because with the TV series ''Struggle'' (2007). She became increasingly popular after starring in ''My Youthfulness'' (2009) and ''A Story of Lala's Promotion'' (2010). Wang has als ...

Yuan Quan Yuan Quan (, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama. Career Yuan starred in her first film ''Rhapsody of Spring'' (1998), w ...

Joe Chen Joe Chen Chiao-en (; born 4 April 1979) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Known as the "Queen of Idol Dramas", Chen is known for her roles in ''The Prince Who Turns into a Frog'' (2005), ''Fated to Love You'' (2008) and '' The Qu ...

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

(cameo) * White. K * Kong Lianshun * Zack Gao

References

External links

* 2014 films 2010s adventure comedy-drama films 2014 romantic comedy-drama films Chinese adventure comedy-drama films Chinese romantic comedy-drama films 2014 directorial debut films 2014 comedy films 2014 drama films {{China-film-stub