No Other Love (film)

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No Other Love
Traditional Chinese 沒有別的愛
Simplified Chinese 没有别的爱
Hanyu Pinyin Méiyǒu Biéde Ài
Directed by Vicky Zhao Wei
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No Other Love is an unreleased Chinese film. The production had started in 2016 directed by Vicky Zhao Wei for Max Film and various Chinese companies, including Alibaba Pictures Group. [1] The film was written by Li Qiang. [2]

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Production

The film would have been Wei's second feature as a director, after So Young in 2013. [3]

Wei behind the camera in 2016. Director Zhao Wei filming second feature.jpg
Wei behind the camera in 2016.

Politics

In 2016 the film production removed the scenes of Leon Dai, a Taiwanese actor, after outcry among the Communist Youth League, even though his filming was already completed. [4] [5] A campaign by Chinese netizen s had accused Dai of supporting Taiwanese independence. [1] The major criticism of Dai was that he had taken an "ambiguous stance over the country and national identity by supporting the Sunflower Movement. [6] The film's funders stated they were unhappy with his response to the inquiries. [1]

Another member of the cast was replaced after a similar campaign, namely Kiko Mizuhara for having visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a place associated with various controversies concerning Japanese war crimes in China. [7]

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References

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  2. Hernandez, Vittorio. "'No Other Love' is Chinese Actress Zhao Wei's 2nd Directorial Work".
  3. "Zhao Wei's second directorial work underway - Culture - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. "Taiwanese actor dropped from Chinese film after political outcry". The Guardian . 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. "China's Communist Youth League joins witch-hunt of film director Zhao Wei for using 'pro-Taiwan-independence' actor". South China Morning Post. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  6. Xin, Qiang (2024). "Selective Engagement: Mainland China's Dual-Track Taiwan Policy". In Zhao, Suisheng (ed.). The Taiwan Question in Xi Jinping's Era: Beijing's Evolving Taiwan Policy and Taiwan's Internal and External Dynamics. London and New York: Routledge. p. 76. ISBN   9781032861661.
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