Better and Better (film)

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Better and Better
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Traditional Chinese 越來越好之村晚
Simplified Chinese 越来越好之村晚
Hanyu Pinyin Yuèlaíyuèhǎo zhī Cūnwǎn
Directed byZhang Yibai
Xie Dongshen
Written byXu Zhengchao
Produced byZhao Haicheng
Yan Pin
Guo Yan
Starring Aaron Kwok
Wang Baoqiang
Tong Dawei
Xu Jinglei
Jing Tian
Sandra Ng
CinematographyChen Chuqiang
Edited byLin An'er
Music byHuang Ailun
Production
companies
China Film Co., Ltd.
August First Studio
Beijing Galloping Horse Media Co., Ltd
CCTV-6
Distributed byChina Film Co., Ltd.
Beijing Galloping Horse Media Co., Ltd
Release date
  • February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Better and Better is a 2013 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Zhang Yibai and Xie Dongshen and written by Xu Zhengchao, starring Aaron Kwok, Wang Baoqiang, Tong Dawei, Xu Jinglei, Jing Tian, and Sandra Ng. [1] [2] [3] The film premiered in China on 10 February 2013. [4]

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Cast

Main cast

Guest appearances

Music

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. [6]

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