Underplayed Gems

The Dream Factory (1997)

The Dream Factory poster
Original title
甲方乙方
Directed by
Feng Xiaogang
Genre
comedy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A group of friends starts a business that lets customers live out their wildest dreams in staged scenarios. The film follows their humorous attempts to fulfill fantasies for other people.

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What happens

The Dream Factory (Chinese: 甲方乙方; pinyin: Jiǎfāng Yǐfāng; lit. 'Party A', 'Party B') is a 1997 Chinese comedy film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It was one of the first notable and successful he sui pian movies (Chinese New Year films) made in mainland China. It was written by Feng Xiaogang and Wang Gang, adapting a Wang Shuo novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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