Be Somebody

2021 2h 3m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 60

ComedyMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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During the Republican era, a group of frustrated people from the movie industry is invited in a luxurious mansion to make a movie out of a gruesome case that has recently rattled the city of Shanghai, in the hopes that it would turn into a huge sensation and make them famous. However, they never expected that the murderer would be in their midst and that the truth behind the case would be far more bizarre than their fictional movie plot.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yin Zheng
Li Jia Hui
Deng Jiajia
Su Meng Die
Yu Entai
Zheng Qian Li
Yang Haoyu
Guan Jing Nian
Chen Minghao
Lu Zi Ye
Zhang Benyu
Qi Le Shan
Ke Da
Chen Xiao Da
Qin Xiaoxian
Hai Zhao Feng

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Liu Xunzimo
Writers: Liu Xunzimo, Zhang Benyu
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Björn Shen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Zhang Qi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yin Zheng and Deng Jiajia and Yu Entai carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt16043930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Liu Xunzimo directs. Björn Shen scores. Zhang Qi cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Björn Shen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Zhang Qi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yin Zheng and Deng Jiajia and Yu Entai carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt16043930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.