''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 the 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 in 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 *

Song Zuer Song Zu'er (; born May 23, 1998), born Sun Fanqing (), also known as Lareina Song, is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her debut as a child actress in the television series ''The Sea and Sky Boundless'' (2005). She gained attention with r ...

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 *

Hu Bing Hu Bing (born February 14, 1971) is a Chinese actor, model, singer, designer and producer. He started as a fashion model in 1990 and been a top male model in China for over 20 years. He won the "Top Chinese Male Model" title in 1991 and was the ...

Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influence ...

Emily Kinney Emily Rebecca Kinney (born August 15, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Beth Greene on AMC (TV channel), AMC's horror drama television series ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2 ...

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as Jason Chen *Candice Zhao *Brother Sway

References

External links

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