Five Hundred Miles (film)

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Five Hundred Miles
Traditional Chinese 交換人生
Simplified Chinese 交换人生
Literal meaningSwapping Lives
Hanyu Pinyin Jiāohuàn Rénshēng
Directed bySu Lun
Screenplay bySu Lun
Starring Lei Jiayin
Zhang Xiaofei
Zhang Youhao
Release date
  • 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22)
CountryChina

Five Hundred Miles is a 2023 Chinese fantasy comedy film directed by Su Lun. [1] [2] It was released on 22 January 2023 (Chinese New Year).

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Plot

Eighteen-year-old Lu Xiaogu switches places with lawyer Zhong Da, the boyfriend of 30-year-old Jin Hao, who Lu Xiaogu is secretly in love with. [3]

Cast

Release

The film was released on 22 January 2023 (Chinese New Year). [4] [5] By 21:20 on the day of its release, it had grossed 150 million RMB. [3]

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