What if your midlife crisis came with a magic key to your teenage fantasies? Spoiler: you still blow it.
With the help of a magic key, Cheng Tianle, who is facing a mid-age crisis and suffering the pain of infertility of his wife, opens a door to another world to become a billionaire who lives in the world of wine and women and marries his high school dream girl. However, not before long, Cheng gets tired of travelling between the two worlds and gradually becomes lost in the world of his own desire.
Acting
Jiang Wu sells the pathetic desperation beautifully
Production
The two worlds' visual contrast hits harder than expected
Director
Liang Dong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly critiques China's new money culture and the 'successful man' template of mistresses plus excess drinking.
Director Liang Dong reportedly wanted the fantasy world to feel progressively cheaper-looking as Tianle's dissatisfaction grows — check the production design in his third visit versus his first.
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