Cruel Romance (2015)
- Original title
- 锦绣缘华丽冒险
- Directed by
- Lin He Long
- Cast
- Huang Xiao Ming, Chen Qiao En, Qiao Ren Liang, Tse Kwan Ho, Lv Jia Rong, Qi Ji, Xie Wen Xuan, Hao Ze Jia
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Length
- 1 season, 40 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- 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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A love story set in 1930s Shanghai. A woman from a poor background gets caught up with a powerful gangster boss.
romanticdramaticfast-pacedglamoroustenseperiodsoapyintense
What happens
Cruel Romance (Chinese: 锦绣缘华丽冒险) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming and Joe Chen. It is based on the republican novel The Fate of Jinxiu (锦绣缘) by Yu Yi. The series aired on Hunan TV from 3 March to 26 March 2015. The series is a commercial success, and became second highest rated television drama for the first half of 2015. It also has over 5 billion views online. Broadcasting rights of the drama were sold to America, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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