The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1997-02-01
Genre:Comedy
Duration:90 min
Country:China
Director:Feng Xiaogang
Actors:Ge You, Liu Bei, He Bing, Feng Xiaogang, Ying Da
Production:Beijing Forbidden City Film, Beijing Film Studio
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Overview:

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.

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