The Faces of My Gene

2018 Chinese film
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

  • Yue Yunpeng as Bei Xiaobei, a writer
  • Lin Chi-ling as Liya, Bei Xiaobei's love interest
  • Wu Xiubo as Mei Qiantu
  • Wu Jing as Mei Banfa, a Ming dynasty swordsman
  • Wang Baoqiang as Erdangjia
  • Dong Chengpeng as Xiao Zhuge
  • Sandra Ng as Nüwa, Bei Xiaobei's mother
  • Eddy Ou as Mei Xingfu, a professor during the Republic of China
  • Du Chun as Mei Xiwang, a Qing dynasty scholar
  • Zhang Guoli as Doctor Bei, Bei Xiaobei's father
  • Ma Su as Lily, a singer
  • Zhang Li as Zi An
  • Yu Qian as Feng Jiuye
  • Guo Qilin as Wang Baobao, Mei Banfa's junior fellow apprentice.
  • Fan Bingbing as Bei Xiaobei's ancestor
  • Guo Degang as Bei Xiaobei's ancestor
  • Jing Boran as Lei, a writer
  • Li Chen as Zhang Baishun, a Jin dynasty imperial physician
  • Zheng Kai as Lei's broker
  • Jia Nailiang as Wang Xiao'er, a martial artist
  • Jam Hsiao as Gonggong
  • Wu Yue as Kuafu
  • Jiro Wang as Zhurong
  • Huang Lei as the boss of the publishing house
  • Sean Sun as the host
  • Jia Ling as a woman
  • Evonne Hsieh as Mei Qiantu's wife
  • Meng Fei
  • Xie Nan as the female reporter
  • Wang Xiaoli as Shennong
  • Chang Chen-kuang as Zi An's father
  • Liu Bei as Tong Tiechui
  • Sun Yue as the Emperor's uncle
  • Hu Shanshan as Wang Gangtie, Mei Xingfu's fiancée

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.

External links

  • The Faces of My Gene at Douban (in Chinese)