''The Game Changer'' () is a 2017 Chinese

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Gao Xixi Gao Xixi (; born June 16, 1962) is a Chinese television director and producer, famous for directing a number of commercially successful Chinese television series. Selected filmography As director Gao Xixi has directed over 50 films and TV series ...

, starring

Peter Ho Peter Ho (, born September 13, 1975) is an American-Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, actor and model based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since his debut in 1998, he has released seven albums and has starred in over 25 films and television series, most not ...

, Huang Zitao,

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and Wang Xueqi. Inspired from the television series ''

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'', the film is set in 1930s

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. It was released in China on February 10, 2017 in 2D, 3D and

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Synopsis

Lin Zihao and Fang Jie are two brothers who have gone through life and death with each other. However, Mr. Tang's daughter Tang Qianqian, whom Fang Jie has admired for long, falls in love with Lin Zihao at first sight. At the same time, Lin Zihao finds out that his lover Lan Ruoyun has been captured by Mr. Tang to be his mistress while he was being chased. In order to dominate Shanghai, Mr. Tang has set up a conspiracy, and the most important part of his plan is actually Lin Zihao. However, Mr. Tang does not realize that Lin Zihao's identity is a member of the Blue Shirts Society. The two ultimately go heads on with each other - but who will emerge victorious in this bloody battle?

Cast

as Lin Zihao * Huang Zitao as Fang Jie *

as Tang Qianqian * Wang Xueqi as Tang Hexuan (Mr. Tang) *

Choo Ja-hyun Chu Eun-ju (born January 20, 1979), known by her stage name Choo Ja-hyun, is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films '' Bloody Tie'' (2006) and '' Portrait of a Beauty'' (2008), Choo has also actively worked in China since 200 ...

as Lan Ruoyun *

Jack Kao Jack Kao (, born 23 April 1958) is a Taiwanese actor. Career He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-hsien. Kao credits his success to the many real-life gangsters he knew when he was young. He appeared in '' City of Sadness'' ...

* Long Meizi as Bai Guang

Release

The film was picked up by Well Go USA and CDC United Network, were the distributors for

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, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and

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Reception

The film grossed CN¥ 5.3 million (US$2,259,054) on its opening weekend. It grossed CN¥ 101.34 million (US$14,669,320) in China.

References

External links

* Chinese action films 2017 action films Films set in the 1930s Films set in Shanghai Chinese 3D films 2017 3D films 2017 films Films directed by Gao Xixi 2010s Mandarin-language films {{2010s-China-film-stub