Call for Love is a Chinese

Cinema of China

The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...

 romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...

 directed by Zhang Jianya

Zhang Jianya

Zhang Jianya is a Chinese film director. As a graduate of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, Zhang is a founding member of the so-called Fifth Generation, a group that also includes in its numbers directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.-Directorial...

. The movie premiered in China on February 8, 2007. The film stars comedic actor Xu Zheng as well as some of China's most prominent young actresses, including Fan Bingbing, Gong Beibi

Gong Beibi

Gong Beibi is a Chinese film actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, she later graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama where she gained fame and popularity among young audiences in China after starring in several popular TV series and feature films in both China and Hong...

 and others.

Plot

After being married for seven years, Xu Lang, a white collar office manager, has started to get tired of the same routine in his marriage. After asking his wife for a divorce, he is given a magical cell phone by an angel. The cell phone allows him to have romantic encounters with different women. After various dates and courtships with 12 beautiful women, he still cannot meet the right one. He attempts to mend things over with his wife, only to find that his ex-wife has met another man and found happiness. The movie ends with Xu meeting his old love interest from 15 years ago, suggesting a new relationship between them.

Cast

• Xu Zheng
• Fan Bingbing
• Gong Beibi
  Gong Beibi
  Gong Beibi is a Chinese film actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, she later graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama where she gained fame and popularity among young audiences in China after starring in several popular TV series and feature films in both China and Hong...
  
  
• Huang Shengyi
  Huang Shengyi
  Huang Shengyi , also known as Eva Huang, is a Chinese actress and singer.-Biography:Huang was born and raised in Shanghai. Her father was educated in the United States and lived there in the early 1990s, while her mother worked as an editor in a newspaper agency in Shanghai...
  
  
• Ning Jing
  Ning Jing
  -Filmography:-External links:***...
  
  
• Qu Ying
  Qu Ying
  Joie Qu Ying is a Chinese model.- Early life :She graduated from the modern drama class at the Artistic School of Hunan Province, and later became a cast member in the Hunan Repertory Theatre. In 1990 she started working as a professional model as she joined a fashion show team in Beijing...
  
  
• Annie Yi

External links

Official "Call for Love" Site Plot Summary

• Call for Love at the Chinese Movie Database