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The Dream Factory (1997)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Feng Xiaogang

Synopsis

Four friends come up with an unusual idea to make some money and have fun doing it. For a small fee, they will impersonate and act out any character role for their customers. In the course of executing this novel service, they encounter a whole spectrum of people in society, finding ways to genuinely help them boost their morale and overcome their fears, while gaining unusual and new insights into the human condition.

Actors

Ge You
Ge You
Yao Yuan
Liu Bei
Liu Bei
Zhou Beiyan
He Bing
He Bing
Liang Zi
Feng Xiaogang
Feng Xiaogang
Qian Kang
Ying Da
Ying Da
Patton
Xu Fan
Xu Fan
Tang Lijun
Yang Lixin
Yang Lixin
Technician
Li Qi
Li Qi
Fat Cook
Fu Biao
Fu Biao
Zhang Fugui
Li Bin
Li Bin
Aunt Qi
Ye Jing
Ye Jing
Boss Yu
Liu Zhenyun
Liu Zhenyun
Lovelorn Youth
Wang Xiaozhu
Wang Xiaozhu
Tang Lijun's Agent
Zhang Qiufang
Zhang Qiufang
Zhang Fugui's Wife
Meng He
Meng He
Zeng Xiuqin
Ma Yongling
Ma Yongling
Second Uncle
Sun Guitian
Sun Guitian
Er Jiu Ma
Li Weijian
Li Weijian
Student

Crews

Feng Xiaogang
Feng Xiaogang
Director

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