Lease Wife (2006)
- Original title
- 租期
- Directed by
- Lu Xuechang
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A businessman hires a prostitute to pose as his wife for a visit to his rural hometown. Together, they navigate the deceptions and expectations of his family.
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What happens
Lease Wife (Chinese: 租期; pinyin: Zū Qī) is a 2006 drama film directed by Lu Xuechang, and is the story of a man who pays a prostitute to pretend to be his wife when he goes back to his village to visit his family. It is also known as The Contract. Lease Wife is Lu's fourth feature film and stars Li Jiaxuan as the prostitute, Lily, and Pan Yueming as the businessman, Guo Jiaju, who hires her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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