The hottest heat wave in history is the perfect time for love for the star-studded cast of Hot Summer Days. The first feature-length film co-directed by Wing Shya, the renowned Hong Kong-based photographer who also created the posters of several Wong Kar Wai films, the ensemble romantic comedy is also the first Chinese-language film produced by Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox. Combine that kind of artistic & financial backing with an attractive cast that
Includes:: Jacky Cheung, Rene Liu, Nicholas Tse, Barbie Hsu, Angelababy, Daniel Wu, Vivian Hsu, pop duo Bo Bo, & a special cameo by Maggie Cheung, & Hot Summer Days is easily one of the best-looking romantic comedies to come out of Hong Kong in years. Even though it was released during the freezing Lunar New Year period, Chinese audiences flocked to the cinemas, making it one of the highest-grossing films during the traditionally competitive time slot.
Produced by director Fruit Chan, the sizzling ensemble film connects several romance happening concurrently during a massive heat wave. A professional driver in Hong Kong (Jacky Cheung) strikes up a cross-border romance via text messaging with an aspiring pianist (Rene Liu), a writer (Vivian Hsu) returns to Hong Kong to convince a sushi chef (Daniel Wu) that they should be together, a young village boy (Jing Boran) pursues a local factory girl (Angelababy) by standing under the noon sun for 100 days, & an air conditioning repairman (Nicholas Tse) literally pursues a mysterious girl (Barbie Hsu) on a motorbike across town. Beat the heat & catch this entertaining romantic comedy with the air conditioning all the way up.