Somewhere Only We Know (film)

2015 film by Xu Jinglei

Somewhere Only We Know

Directed by| Xu Jinglei
Written by| Wang Shuo
Xu Jinglei
Shi Qing
Wang Yun
Zhao Meng
Liang Qinger
Situ Pengli
Starring| Kris Wu
Wang Likun
Xu Jinglei
Gordon Alexander
Cong Shan
Juck Zhang
Re Yizha
Cinematography| Mark Lee Ping Bin

Production
company

Kaila Pictures Co Ltd

Release date

* February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)

Running time

| 109 minutes
Country| China
Languages| Mandarin
English
Box office| US$45.2 million[1]

Somewhere Only We Know (Chinese: 有一个地方只有我们知道; pinyin: Yǒu Yīgè Dìfāng Zhǐyǒu Wǒmen Zhīdào) is a 2015 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Xu Jinglei. Filming took place in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3] The film was released on February 10, 2015.[4][5]

## Plot

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Jin Tian (Wang Likun) is a young woman who recently got dumped by her fiancé and lost her grandmother, Chen Lanxin (Xu Jinglei). Feeling heartbroken, she enrolls in a language course abroad and travels to Prague for a change of pace, the city where her grandmother once spent a couple years of her life. In her grandmother's belongings, she finds a letter from 1970, written by Josef Novak, her grandmother's past lover.

In Prague, Jin Tian meets Peng Zeyang (Kris Wu), a young single father who lives with his little daughter and bipolar mother. The two develop a mutual attraction during their journey searching for Josef Novak.

## Cast

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* Kris Wu as Peng Zeyang
* Wang Likun as Jin Tian
* Xu Jinglei as Chen Lanxin
* Gordon Alexander as Josef Novak
* Cong Shan as Zeyang's Mom
* Sophia Cai Shuya as Ni Ni, Zeyang's daughter
* Juck Zhang as Luo Ji
* Re Yizha as Shanshan

## Production

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Principal photography started in June 2014 in Prague and ended in August 2014.

## Box office

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In mainland China, the film grossed US$37.81 million in its first six days debuting at No. 1 at the box office.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Patrick Frater (March 2, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Man From Macau,' 'Wolf Totem' Hit Top in Second Holiday Week". Variety. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
2. ^ Kevin Ma (26 June 2014). "Xu Jinglei begins production on Somewhere". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
3. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (19 January 2015). "China Lion Sets 'Somewhere Only We Know' & 'Running Man' In U.S. – Video". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
4. ^ "有一个地方只有我们知道 徐静蕾票房目标两个亿". People's Daily. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
5. ^ "Kris stars in Xu Jinglei's new film: "Somewhere Only We Know"". Sina English. 24 June 2014.
6. ^ Clifford Coonan (February 16, 2015). "China Box Office: Valentine's Day Lifts 'Somewhere Only We Know' Ahead of New Year Face-Off". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

## External links

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* Somewhere Only We Know at IMDb

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Films directed by Xu Jinglei

* My Father and I (2003)
* Letter from an Unknown Woman (2004)
* Dreams May Come (2006)
* Go Lala Go! (2010)
* Dear Enemy (2011)
* Somewhere Only We Know (2015)
* The Missing (2017)

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