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The Substitute

The Substitute

★ 5.2/10•2017•1h 35m•Romance•Drama

To compensate the loss of Lu’s brother, Lu, the captain of judo team at school, has been brought up by her mother as a substitute of her brother in Beijing. In the seemingly masculine appearance, she secretly falls in love with Nicole, the internet celebrity girl from Taiwan. Lu and Nicole meet each other in a judo competition of which the winner would have the chance to become the leading actress in an action film. Nicole wins the competition, but she disappears right before the movie start shooting. As Nicole’s substitute, Lu then has the chance to play the leading actress of the action movie. But the thing is, is Lu able to find her own self-identity and be the real her in one’s life?

Zero Chou · Director

Zero Chou · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageZH
Release DateJul 9, 2017

Actors

Aviis Zhong

Aviis Zhong

Nicole

Jie Lu

Han Lu

Akio Chen

Akio Chen

Shen Qi

Shen Qi

Wang Zi-Qiang

Liu Shang-Qian

Benji

Huang Rou-Min

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