I Am Somebody

Jul 3, 2015

2h 14m

★ 6.2

Overview

A young man travels from his hometown to Hengdian, the place where the country's biggest movies are filmed. Like many others, his dream is to become a movie star. However, the life of an actor proves to be very harsh, and only a select few will ever be anything more than extras.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Bona Film Group

I Am Somebody Trailers

Cast

Peng

Wan Guopeng

Daniel Wu

Kai

Kai Shen

Director Assistant

Bao Xiaoping

Brother Liu

Yue Dongfeng

Ting

Wang Ting

Xiaoqin

Xu Xiaoqin

Stephen Fung

Anita Yuen

Anita Yuen Wing-Yee

Ann Hui

Derek Yee

Wang Wanzhong

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