''Somewhere Winter'' () is a 2019 Chinese

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romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

written by

Rao Xueman Rao Xueman (; born 11 December 1972) is a Chinese best-selling author, novelist, and short story writer. She was known for her "Teenage love themed literature". She has published more than thirty novels to date. Biography Rao Xueman was born i ...

and directed by Wang Weiming. It stars

Wallace Huo Wallace Huo Chien-hwa (, born 26 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and producer. He is known for his roles in '' At Dolphin Bay'' (2003), '' Chinese Paladin 3'' (2009), ''Swordsman'' (2013), '' Battle of Changsha'' (2014), ''The Journey ...

and

Ma Sichun Sandra Ma Sichun (, born 14 March 1988) is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity. She is noted for her roles in the films ''The Left Ear'' (2015) and '' Soul Mate'' (2016), for which she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongsi ...

. The film follows the love story of An Ran, a student of

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, and Qi Xiao, a Taiwanese photographer. The film premiered in China on November 15, 2019.

Cast

as Qi Xiao, a Taiwanese photographer developing his career in Beijing. *

as An Ran, a student of

. * Wei Daxun as Yu Feng, classmate and best friend of An Ran, son of a professor. * Zhang Yao as Sun Yaoyao, An Ran's best friend. * Lin Baihong as Qi Yitian, son of Qi Xiao. * Wen Qi as Yu Xiaonian, daughter of An Ran, a Chinese American who was raised in

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. *

Patty Hou Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''. Career Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...

as Ye Yuchen *

Chyi Chin Chyi Chin (; born 12 January 1960) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. Early life Chyi was born in Taichung, Taiwan. When he was young, his father had a strict daily regimen of study that started at 5 am. His studies varied from ...

as Chyi Chin

Soundtrack

Production

In 2015,

and Rao Xueman discussed making his song ''Possibly in Winter'' or ''Around the Winter Season'' () into a film. Based on the song, Rao Xueman wrote a novel, which was published in 2018. The film is adapted from

's eponymous novel. Shooting began on February 15, 2019 and ended on April 19, 2019. This film was shot in

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and

Release

On October 11, 2019, the first official trailer for the film was released along with a teaser poster. The film premiered in Shanghai on November 11, 2019 with wide-release in China on November 15, 2019.

Reception

The film is rated just 5.3/10 on Douban, the influential Chinese film reviews website.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Somewhere Winter 2019 films Chinese romance films Films shot in Beijing Films shot in Tianjin Films shot in Taiwan Films shot in Los Angeles Films set in Beijing Films set in Tianjin Films set in Taiwan Films set in Los Angeles 2010s Mandarin-language films