| On Your Mark | |
| Native Name: | 了不起的老爸 |
| Director: | Chiu Keng Guan |
| Screenplay: | Xu Yizhou (徐逸洲) |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Standard Chinese |
On Your Mark is a 2021 Chinese drama film directed by Chiu Keng Guan and starring Wang Yanhui, Zhang Youhao, and Gong Beibi.[1] [2]
The film follows the story of a father and son who participate in a marathon and thus come to understand and improve themselves.
The film was shot in Chongqing.[1] Filming took 55 days.
The film was released on 18 June 2021, just before Father's Day.[3] [4]
On the day of its release, On Your Mark was the top-earning film in the Chinese box office.[4] As of 27 June 2021, the film's box office total was 105 million RMB.[5]
Critic Derek Elley called it "a disease-of-the-week melodrama grafted onto a dysfunction". He criticized the screenwriting and directing but praised Wang Yanhui's performance.[6]