The Breakup Guru Explained

The Breakup Guru

Native Name:

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S:	分手大师
P:	fēnshǒu dàshī

Director:

Deng Chao
Yu Baimei

Producer:

Rob Stanic
Tim Purcell

Starring:

Deng Chao
Yang Mi
Guli Nazha
Liu Yan

Cinematography:

Du Jie

Editing:

Yiran Tu

Runtime:

116 minutes

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Gross:

(worldwide)

The Breakup Guru (Chinese: 分手大师) is a 2014 Chinese romantic-comedy-drama film directed by Deng Chao and Yu Baimei and also starring Deng Chao and Yang Mi.^[1] The film was released on June 27, 2014.^[2]

Plot

Mei Yuangui (Deng Chao), a professional 'Breakup Guru', who is hired by a client to end a relationship with Ye Xiaochun (Yang Mi). But his penchant and skill at breaking up couples without complication and worry is put to the test when a battle of wits ensues with Xiao Zhuang (Guli Nazha), risking his reputation and setting up the ultimate test of his services!

Cast

Deng Chao as Mei Yuan Gui
Yang Mi as Xiao Chun Ye
Guli Nazha as Xiao Zhuang
Liu Yan as Madam Tang
Sun Li as herself

Reception

The film has earned US$107,440,000 in China.^[3] It earned a total of worldwide.^[4]

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 6 out of 10.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: 分手大师The Breakup Guru (2014) . 2014-02-25. movie.mtime.com. Chinese.
Web site: Film "The Breakup Guru" hits screen on June 27 . 2014-02-20 . 2014-02-25. Sina Corp.
Web site: Weekly box office 21/07/2014 - 27/07/2014. 2014-08-13. english.entgroup.cn. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729073800/http://english.entgroup.cn/boxoffice/cn/Default.aspx?week=2014-07-21. 2014-07-29.
Web site: 'Transformers 4′ Tops 2014's 100 Highest-Grossing International Films – Chart. Nancy Tartaglione and David Bloom. January 10, 2015. January 10, 2015. Deadline Hollywood.
Web site: The Breakup Guru. Derek Elley. 2014-08-04. 2014-08-12. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808091752/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/the-breakup-guru. 2014-08-08.