Man in Love (2021 film)

Man in Love (Chinese: 當男人戀愛時; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tong lâm-jîn loân-ài sî) is a 2021 Taiwanese romance drama film directed by Yin Chen-hao, and starring Roy Chiu and Ann Hsu. The film is an official remake of Han Dong-wook's 2014 South Korean film of the same name.[6][7] The film was launched in Taiwan from March 26 to 28, 2021, and officially released on April 1, 2021.[8] It was available to stream on Netflix on August 20, 2021.[9]

Man in Love
Film poster
Traditional Chinese當男人戀愛時
Simplified Chinese当男人恋爱时
Hanyu PinyinDāng nánrén liàn'ài shí
Hokkien POJTong lâm-jîn loân-ài sî
Directed byYin Chen-hao
Written by
  • Fu Kai-ling
  • Chien Chieh-chung
Based onMan in Love
by Han Dong-wook and Yu Gap-yeol
Produced by
StarringRoy Chiu
Ann Hsu
Production
companies
Calendar Studios
Zhong Creation Film Culture Media Co. Limited
Distributed bySony Pictures (Taiwan; Theatrical)
Netflix (Worldwide; OTT)
Release dates
  • 1 April 2021 (2021-04-01)
(Taiwan)
  • 11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)
(China)
  • 22 July 2021 (2021-07-22)
(Hong Kong)
  • 20 August 2021 (2021-08-20)
(Netflix)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryTaiwan
LanguageTaiwanese
Box officeUS$52,946,097[2][3][4][5]

Plot

A debt collector strikes a deal with a debt-ridden woman struggling to care for her ailing father: he will take care of her bills if she agrees to date him.

Cast

  • Roy Chiu as Zhang Meng-cheng (Ah Cheng)
  • Ann Hsu as Hao Ting
  • Tsai Chen-nan as Ah Cheng and Dawei's father
  • Tan Qing-pu as Hao Ting's father
  • Chung Hsin-ling as Cai Yu'e (Sister Cai)
  • Lan Wei-hsu as Zhang Da-wei, Ah Cheng's brother
  • Peace Yang as Shu-ling, Dawei's wife
  • Lulu Huang Lu Zi Yin as Yaya

Box office

The film was number one in Taiwan for three weeks.[10]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
23rd Taipei Film AwardsBest Feature FilmMan in LoveNominated[11]
Best DirectorYin Chen-haoNominated
Best Leading ActorRoy ChiuWon
Best Leading ActressAnn HsuNominated
Best Supporting ActressChung Hsin-lingNominated
Best Film EditingChen JunhongNominated
Best Makeup & Costume DesignLin Yuyuan, Su TinghuiNominated
58th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Roy Chiu Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Chung Hsin-ling Nominated
Best New Director Yin Chen-hao Nominated
Best Original Film Song "Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined" Nominated

References

  1. "當男人戀愛時". douban. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. "全國電影票房2021年0111-0117統計資訊". Taiwan News. 25 April 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. "全國電影票房2021年04/19-04/25統計資訊" (PDF). 國家電影及視聽文化中心. 2021-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "Taiwan Falls For 'Man In Love'; Sony-Distributed Drama Is Top Local Release Of Pandemic Era". Yahoo Taiwan. 26 April 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  5. "Man in Love". Box Office mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. 張力文 (2020-06-24). "邱澤變《戀愛》混混 追「甯」討情債". 蘋果日報.
  7. 張力文 (2020-06-25). "邱澤失戀改當討債流氓 湊對許瑋甯《戀愛》". 蘋果日報.
  8. 黃保慧 (2021-02-25). "邱澤狂打1天1夜竟「不舉」 突吻許瑋甯嚇到叫出聲". 聯合報. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. "Netflix T-Drama 'Man In Love' is Coming to Netflix in August 2021". What's on Netflix. July 26, 2021.
  10. Tartaglione, Nancy (26 April 2021). "Taiwan Falls For 'Man In Love'; Sony-Distributed Drama Is Top Local Release Of Pandemic Era". Deadline. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. "2021台北電影獎完整入圍名單". 中央通訊社. 2021-05-14.
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