On Your Mark (Chinese: 了不起的老爸; pinyin: Liǎobuqǐ de Lǎobà; lit. 'amazing dad') is a 2021 Chinese drama film directed by Chiu Keng Guan and starring Wang Yanhui, Zhang Youhao, and Gong Beibi.[1][2]
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Directed by | Chiu Keng Guan |
Screenplay by | Xu Yizhou (徐逸洲) |
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Country | Mainland China |
Language | Standard Chinese |
The film follows the story of a father and son who participate in a marathon and thus come to understand and improve themselves.
The film was shot in Chongqing.[1] Filming took 55 days.[3]
The film was released on 18 June 2021, just before Father's Day.[4][3]
On the day of its release, On Your Mark was the top-earning film in the Chinese box office.[3] As of 27 June 2021, the film's box office total was 105 million RMB.[5]
Critic Derek Elley called it "a disease-of-the-week melodrama grafted onto a dysfunction". He criticized the screenwriting and directing but praised Wang Yanhui's performance.[6]