Movie
Upstream
A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. When life's burdens hit hard, he must confront himself and start anew.
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Synopsis
A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. When life's burdens hit hard, he must confront himself and start anew.
More about Upstream
Cast
Xu ZhengGao Zhilei
Xin ZhileiXiao Ni
Wang XiaoOld Kou
Jia BingManager Zhu
Feng BingDa-hei
Ding YongdaiGao Zhilei's Father
Ding JialiGao Zhilei's Mother
Helen ChenJia-jiaCredits
- Directed by
- Xu Zheng
- Written by
- Xu Zheng, He Keke
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 逆行人生
Production
- Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production 上海儒意影视制作China
Maxtimes PicturesChina- 八十八影业（上海）有限公司
- 四川闻有道影视文化有限公司
- 湖北长江电影集团有限责任公司China
- 北京八十八文化发展有限公司
