Adoring

Adoring (Chinese: 宠爱) is a Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Larry Yang and produced by Xu Zheng. It tells 6 heartwarming stories of how people interact with their pets to discover love in their lives. Principal photography began in April 2019 in China and it was released in China on 31 December 2019.[2][3] It was subsequently released internationally in North America, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore and Japan from January 2020.

Adoring
Chinese宠爱
Directed byLarry Yang
Produced byXu Zheng
StarringYu Hewei
Leo Wu
Wallace Chung
William Chan
Music byNicolas Errèra
Release date
  • December 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$82.3 million[1]

Synopsis

Gao Ming is a single father who lives alone with a cat after being estranged from his wife and daughter, he tries to connect with the latter when she returns for a vacation. Chen Leyun is a student who becomes blind after an illness and his classmate Jiang Nan tries to help him by training her pet to be his guide-dog. Li Xiang tries to hide his pet hog from his girlfriend Qu Feifei, but to no avail when she moves into his apartment. Zhao Le and Fang Xin is a newly married couple who finds their attempts at consummating their marriage being hilariously thwarted repeatedly by her pet dog. Luo Hua gets his neighbour An Ying's help to get care of a stray cat, not knowing her obsession with cleanliness. Ah De has the help of a stray dog when he loses his way delivering food to the apartment, and ends up helping it to find a new home eventually.

Cast

Main cast
  • Yu Hewei as Gao Ming, a single father
  • Leo Wu as Chen Leyun, a blind student
  • Zhang Zifeng as Jiang Nan, Leyun's classmate
  • Wallace Chung as Li Xiang, a stock broker
  • Yang Zishan as Qu Feifei, Li Xiang's girlfriend
  • William Chan as Zhao Le, a graphic designer
  • Zhong Chuxi as Fang Xin, an air stewardess, Zhao Le's wife
  • Tan Jianci as Luo Hua, an animal lover
  • Kan Qingzi as An Ying, Luo Hua's neighbour
  • Guo Qilin as Ah De, a food-delivery worker
  • Li Landi as Gao Mengmeng, Gao Ming's daughter

Supporting cast
  • Gong Beibi as Gao's Ex-wife
  • Zhao Yunzhuo as young Fang Xin
  • Li Qian
  • Lang Yueting
  • Yu Ailei
  • Wang Ziyi
  • ONER

Soundtrack
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Adoring 宠爱"Leo Wu, Zhang Zifeng, Wallace Chung, Yang Zishan, William Chan,
Zhong Chuxi, Tan Jianci, Kan Qingzi, Guo Qilin, Li Landi		03：13
2."Happy New Year 新年快乐"William Chan03：40
3."Because of Adoring 因为宠爱"Jin Wenqi03：50

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipients Result
8th Vancouver Chinese Film FestivalBest New DirectorLarry YangWon
Popularity AwardLeo Wu, Guo QilinWon
Most Popular ActorWallace Chung, William ChanWon
Most Popular ActressZhong ChuxiWon

References
  1. "Adoring". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. "徐峥新片《宠爱》定档"元旦档"".
  3. "徐峥监制电影《宠爱》首曝演员阵容 定档12月31日".
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