Perfect Life (2009)
Overview
Perfect Life, the second feature by Emily Tang (Tang Xiaobai), at first revolves around Li Yueying, a young woman in the cold north-east of China. In a world where no one is waiting for an untrained, inexperienced woman, she knows that in order to fulfil her dreams she will have to resort to her own stubbornness and selfishness. Her father deserted her mother and the money saved by the family is destined for her younger brother's studies. When she stops working for a shop making artificial limbs in order to take a job as a chambermaid, she attracts the attention of a mysterious criminal, Mongol. Then in the editing, the documentary story of Jenny from Hong Kong starts to emerge. She thought she had her life perfectly worked out, but when her marriage breaks down, she also finds herself in financial problems and has to fight for the custody of her children.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 0.88575 |
Directed By
Emily Tang
Crew
Emily Tang
Emily Tang
Kwong Po Wai
Du Qingchun
Wu Jie
Ating Wei
Di Wang
Lai Yiu-Fai
Chow Chisan
Lam Ching
Lam Ching
Wong Chi-Ming
Wong Chi-Ming
Ka-On Au
Lu Sheng
Chan Hon-Sung
Eddie
Liu Qiang
Wen Yuei
Han Shuang
Zhang Yang
Mingna Li
Chow Keung
Phillip Lin
Li Da
Jordan Yang
Chow Keung
Emily Tang
Phillip Lin
Phillip Lin
Jia Zhangke
Li Xiudong
Chow Keung
TOP CAST
Yao Qianyu
Li Yue Ying
Jenny Tse
Character
Cheng Taishen
Wang Hong Lin
Chong Huanzhi
Chang Lin
Yu Zhilong
Xiao Jin
Wu Ma
Li Yueying's mother
Liu Chunmei
Lover of Yueying's father
Xu Pong
Zhenzhen
Qi Wuyou
Headmaster
Zhang Da-Jing
Hotel manager
Li Guangjie
Brother Liao
Tang Hongjun
Hooligan A
Tian Dongwu
Adonis
Zhang Qian
Chief Wang
Liang Xiaowu
Li Yueying's lover
Jia Yi
Li Yueying's husband
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