"Hot Summer Days" shares six entwined stories in which people strive to discover the true meaning of love, where the heat ignites emotions and changes lives forever.Peculiarly coincidental to the current regional heatwave and Valentine's season is the Mandarin-Cantonese release of "Hot Summer Days", a rom-com that won't escape being compared to Hollywood's "Love, Actually", especially with its ensemble cast.The six intertwined love stories are set in an unusually hot summer and feature some A-list actors like Nicholas Tse, Barbie Hsu, Jacky Cheung, Rene Liu, Daniel Wu and Vivian Hsu. There's also an appearance of two kissing fishes voiced by Joey Yung and Jan Lam Hoi Fung!

Of all the couples, the one that would move most hearts would be the love story between a middle-aged driver played by Jacky Cheung and a foot masseuse played by Rene Liu, in which the relationship starts with a mobile text message that was sent by mistake. There are a lot of funny interaction and also positive, heart-warming moments between these pairs. A point to note is that Barbie Hsu ("Connected", "On His Majesty's Secret Service") who has always been known for her sensuous, feminine looks with beautiful long hair, turns into a rebellious biker chick in this movie! Her smoky eyes, boyish short hair, tattooed arm and tight clothes will surely take you by surprise. Other appearances include Shawn Yue, Gordon La and Charlene Choi.
Photographer-turned-filmmaker Wing Shya has given it a good go with this simple yet touching debut, although the editing for pace and continuity could have been better, not to mention the inclusion of a rather unrealistic CGI scene. However, the movie is value for money and the ladies had better remember to grab some tissue papers in anticipation of the tear-jerking moments.

Do look out for the most astonishing moment of the film in a sushi restaurant where an emotional woman (played by long-missing star Maggie Cheung) cries for three minutes in an inspired, flawless performance that has got Netizens saying that it was a reflection of her true sentiments in her current life. 

 Also Know As:

    *  Re La La

    * Quan Cheng Re Lian.....China (Mandarin title)

导演 Director：

 

    * 夏永康 Wing Shya

    * 陈国辉 Tony Chan

 

编剧 Writer：

 

    * 陈国辉 Tony Chan

    * 何敏文 Minwen He

 

演员 Actor：

 

    * Jacky Cheung张学友 Jacky Cheung

    * Rene Liu刘若英 Rene Liu

    * Nicholas Tse谢霆锋 Nicholas Tse

    * Barbie Hsu徐熙媛 Barbie Hsu

    * Vivian Hsu徐若瑄 Vivian Hsu

    * Boran Jing井柏然 Boran Jing

    * xinbo Fu付辛博 xinbo Fu

    * Yihong Duan段奕宏 Yihong Duan

    * Angela Baby杨颖 Angela Baby

    * Yan Lv吕燕 Yan Lv

    * Daniel Wu吴彦祖 Daniel Wu

    * Gordon Liu刘家辉 Gordon Liu

    * Michelle诗雅 Michelle

    * Maggie Cheung张曼玉 Maggie Cheung

    * Fruit Chan陈果 Fruit Chan  ....Ice-cream Vendor

    * Kate Yeung杨淇 Kate Yeung  ....Reporeter

    * Rosemary Vandebrouck虹萱 Rosemary Vandebrouck  ....Beach Girl

    * Phat Chan  ....Boss of Repair Shop

    * Cara Louise Grogan  ....Girl in Lamborghini

    * Julius Brian Siswojo  ....Apprentice 2

    * Ghoststyle  ....Apprentice 1

    * Convoy Chan陈子聪 Convoy Chan

    * Jan Lamb林海峰 Jan Lamb  ....(voice)

    * Michelle Wai  ....Model

    * Shawn Yue余文乐 Shawn Yue

    * Joey Yung容祖儿 Joey Yung  ....(voice)

 

制作人 Produced by：

 

    * 陈果 Fruit Chan

    * 郑振邦 Paul Cheng  ....producer

    * 王中军 Zhongjun Wang  ....executive producer

    * 王中磊 Zhonglei Wang  ....co-executive producer

    * Bernard Yang  ....co-producer

    * 张大军 Dajun Zhang  ....co-producer

 

原创音乐 Original Music：

 

    * Eddie Chung Yan-Tai

 

摄影 Cinematography：

 

    * 西昂·米谢 Sion Michel

 

剪辑 Film Editing：

 

    * 李栋全 Wenbers Li Tung-Chuen

 

艺术指导 Production Designer：

 

    * Sean Kunjambu

 

服装设计 Costume Design by：

 

    * Sean Kunjambu

 

视觉特效 Visual Effects Supervisor：

 

    * Christopher Bremble

Attribute
[Media Format]	DVD
[Release Date]	2010
[ISBN]	9787885380069
[Number of discs]	1
[Language&Dialogue]	Mandarin
[Subtitles]	Chinese
[Aspect Ratio]	16:9
[Running Time]	90 mins
[Audio Spec]	Dolby Digital 5.1
[Regions Code]	All Regions
[ISRC]	CN-F28-09-0045-0/V.J9
[Starring]	Jacky Cheung,Rene Liu,Nicholas Tse,Barbie Hsu
[Director]	Wing Shya,Tony Chan