This Is Not What I Expected
This Is Not What I Expected | |
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Directed by | Derek Hui[1] |
Produced by |
Peter Chan Xu Yuezhen |
Based on | Finally I Get You by Lan Bai Se |
Starring |
Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhou Dongyu |
Release date |
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Country |
China Hong Kong[1] |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | US$18 million[2] |
Box office | US$30 million[3] |
This Is Not What I Expected (Chinese: 喜欢你) is a 2017 romantic comedy film directed by Derek Hui and produced by Peter Chan, starring Zhou Dongyu and Takeshi Kaneshiro. It is adapted from the novel Finally I Get You written by Lan Bai Se.[4] The film was released on April 27, 2017.
Plot
29-year-old Gu Sheng Nan (Zhou Dongyu) is a chef at Western restaurant in a hotel who is in a secret relationship with the hotel's general manager. After a financial crisis hit the hotel, the manager breaks up with her and she loses her job at the same time. In this state of distress, she meets the picky and arrogant Lu Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), who is there to take over the hotel, and forms a relationship with him. They become a couple despite their wildly different personalities, bonding over their love for food.
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lu Jin
- Zhou Dongyu as Gu Sheng Nan
- Sun Yizhou as Xiao Meng
- Ming Xi as Xu Zhao Di
- Tony Yang as Cheng Zi Qian
Reception
The film grossed a total of CN¥209.9 million in China.[5]
Awards and nominations
Awards | Category | Nominee | Results | Ref. |
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2nd Golden Screen Awards | Best Co-Production Film | This Is Not What I Expected | Won | [6] |
Best Actor | Takeshi Kaneshiro | Won | ||
14th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actress | Zhou Dongyu | Won | [7] |
12th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [8] | |
Best New Director | Derek Hui | Nominated | ||
Best Production Design | Ben Luk | Nominated | ||
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Film | This Is Not What I Was Expected | Nominated | [9][10] |
Best Actress | Zhou Dongyu | Won | ||
Best Screenwriter | Xu Yimeng, Li Yuan | Nominated | ||
37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best New Director | Derek Hui | Nominated | [11] |
Best Original Film Song | "When I Love You" | Nominated | ||
Best Costume Make Up Design | Dora Ng | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily.
- ↑ Liz Shackleton (13 March 2017). "The 24 hottest projects at this year's Hong Kong Filmart". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "This Is Not What I Expected (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "喜欢你". Baidu. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "喜欢你(2017)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "Golden Screen Awards: China's 'This Is Not What I Expected' Takes Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. October 29, 2017.
- ↑ "广州大学生电影节落幕 吴京周冬雨获最受欢迎演员". People's Daily (in Chinese). December 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations". South China Morning Post. January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》 周冬雨影后". Sina (in Chinese). April 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. February 6, 2018.