The Faces of My Gene - Cast, Synopsis, Review

The Faces of My Gene is a fantasy comedy film directed by Guo Degang, led by Yue Yunpeng and Lin Chi-ling, with special appearances by Wu Xiubo, Wu Jing, Wang Baoqiang, Dong Chengpeng, Zhang Guoli, and Yu Qian.

The film tells the story of Bei Xiaobei, an ugly young man who aspires to be a writer but has no success, who regains his confidence and faces his life with courage after a fantastic journey.

Details

English Title: The Faces of My Gene
Chinese Title: 祖宗十九代
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Duration: 95 min.
Director: Guo Degang
Writer: Guo Degang, Chen Biyu
Producer: Hu Lifu
Product Company: Huace Film, DEYUNSHE
Released Date: 2018-02-16
Broadcast Website: 腾讯视频, 爱奇艺

Cast

Yue YunpengBei XiaobeiMain Role
Lin Chi-lingLi YaMain Role
Wu XiuboMei QiantuSupport Role
Wu JingMei BanfaSupport Role
Wang Baoqiangthe second leaderSupport Role
Dong ChengpengDriver Xiao Zhu GeSupport Role
Sandra NgNu WaSupport Role
O.DMei XingfuSupport Role
Du ChunMei XiwangSupport Role
Zhang GuoliDoctor BeiSupport Role

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Synopsis

Bei Xiaobei, due to his appearance not conforming to mainstream aesthetics, has repeatedly encountered setbacks in life.

One day, he gathered the courage to confess his love to his long-time crush, Li Ya, but was tragically rejected. Bei Xiaobei began to doubt his life and blamed all responsibility on his ancestors' imperfect genes.

When he accidentally opened the family tree and traveled through time to the era of his ancestors, Mei Banfa, Mei Qiantu, Mei Xingfu, and Mei Xiwang, Bei Xiaobei decided to adjust his genes by tampering with his ancestors' marriages, in order to make himself more handsome.