The Allure of Tears explained

The Allure of Tears
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none T: 傾城之淚 S: 倾城之泪 P: Qīngchéng Zhī Leì
Director:	Wong Chun-chun
Producer:	Lawrence Cheng Daniel Feng Guang Yuan Fu Grace Song
Starring:	Zhou Dongyu Aarif Rahman Gigi Leung Richie Jen Joe Chen Shawn Dou
Music:	Chiu Tsang-hei
Cinematography:	Yu Jing-pin
Editing:	Wong Hei Kwong Chi-leung
Studio:	Cayie Movie & Video Communication
Distributor:	Fu Jian Heng ye Film Distribution
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin

The Allure of Tears is a 2011 Chinese romance drama film co-written and directed by Wong Chun-chun and starring Zhou Dongyu, Aarif Rahman, Gigi Leung, Richie Jen, Joe Chen, and Shawn Dou. The film consists of three love stories. The film premiered in China on December 22, 2011.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Zhou Dongyu as Geilimei, a patient with a blood cancer.
• Aarif Rahman as You Le, a brain cancer patient and Fuerdai.
• Gigi Leung as Yang Lin, a violinist.
• Richie Jen as Ding Dake, Yang Lin's boyfriend.
• Joe Chen as Zhang Cai, Chen Sheng's girlfriend.
• Shawn Dou as Chen Sheng, a white-collar.

Release

The Allure of Tears was released on December 22, 2011 in mainland China, and on March 1, 2012 in Hong Kong.

Reception

The film was accused of plagiarizing the plot of several Korean films and duplicating the poster concept of the 2005 South Korean film Sad Movie.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. News: http://news.163.com/12/0202/09/7P8FDLGV00014AEE.html . zh:《倾城之泪》上演三滴泪 六大明星倾情出演(组图) . 163.com . 2012-02-02 . zh.
2. News: http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2011-12-21/11563513610.shtml . zh:《倾城之泪》22日上映 眼泪风暴即将席卷全国 . sina . 2011-12-21 . zh.
3. News: http://news.mtime.com/2011/12/21/1478326.html . zh:"倾城之泪"酷似韩国电影 导演：并非有意抄袭 . mtime.com . 2011-12-21 . zh.
4. News: https://entertainment.dbw.cn/system/2011/08/03/053316177.shtml . zh:《倾城之泪》曝人物海报 被称“致敬”韩国电影 . dbw.cn . 2011-08-03 . zh.