Name: Somewhere Winter
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2019-11-15
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Sandra Ma, Wallace Huo, Vicky Chen, Patty Hou, Austin Lin

Sandra Ma is the stage name of Ma Sichun, a Chinese actress. Born on March 14, 1988, she made her acting debut at the age of 7 in the 1995 film “The Winter of Three Persons," which starred her aunt, actress Jiang Wenli. Sandra Ma went on to star in the 2012 film “Time Flies Soundlessly,” for which she won the Best New Actress Award at the 14th China Film Society of Performing Art Awards, and is known for her role in the 2015 coming-of-age film “The Left Ear.” Some of her popular television dramas include “Refresh 3+7” (2012), “Love Is the Most Beautiful” (2014), “The Empress of China” (2014), “Close Your Eyes and Close to Me” (2015), “Love Me, If You Dare” (2015) and “Oh My General” (2017).

Sandra Ma

Wallace Huo is a Taiwanese actor and singer who also is known by the nicknames Huohuo, Huage, White Tofu and Eyelash King. Born on December 26, 1979, he aspired to be a singer from a young age and broke into entertainment with a cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee in 2000. He made his acting debut in the 2002 Taiwanese television drama “Star,” for which he also sang the first of many soundtrack songs. After starring in many popular Taiwanese dramas, Wallace Huo decided to shift his career to Mainland China in 2004. Some of his most recent dramas include “The Journey of Flower” (2015) and “Love Me, If You Dare” (2015), “Imperial Doctress” (2016) and “Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace” (2018).

Wallace Huo

Vicky Chen, born Chen Wen Qi, but better known by her stage name, Wen Qi, is an award-winning Taiwanese actress. She was born on August 10, 2003 and made her acting debut in 2013. In 2017, at the age of fourteen, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress and was the youngest actor in history to be nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. Since her debut, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Eagles and Youngster” (2018) and “Somewhere Winter” (2019).

Vicky Chen

Patty Hou, born Hou Pei Tsen, is a Taiwanese actress. She was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 20, 1977 and made her debut in the entertainment industry as a new anchor in 2001. In 2004, she resigned her position as new anchor and made the transition into entertainment, taking on the role of television host for various awards ceremonies for the next few years. In 2007, she made her debut as an actress, taking her first role in a television series. Since then, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Love Buffet” (2010) and “Somewhere Winter” (2019).

Patty Hou

Austin Lin is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Born on January 27, 1988, he launched his career after participating in the second season of the singing competition “One Million Star” in 2007. He made his acting debut in the 2009 film “Somewhere I Have Never Travelled,” for which he also sang on the soundtrack. He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including “At Cafe 6” (2016), for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2016 Golden Horse Award, and “Unexpected” (2018).

Austin Lin

Wei Da Xun is a Chinese actor who was born in Jilin, China, on April 12, 1989. He attended the Beijing Central Academy of Drama. He made his acting debut in the drama series “Sufei’s Diary” (2008), and in 2014 became the first Chinese actor to sign with South Korean talent agency JYP Entertainment. He has also appeared in movie titles like “Forever Young” (2015), as well as variety shows including “24 Hours” (2017) and “Great Escape” (2019).

Wei Da Xun

Zhang Yao is a Chinese singer and actress who was born in Beijing, China, on November 18, 1980. In 2000, she won a talent contest screened by TV network CCTV. She released her debut EP, entitled “House of Love,” in May 2002. She began acting in 2008, and has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas since, including “Oh My General” (2017), “Somewhere Winter” (2019), “God of Lost Fantasy” (2020), “You Are My Hero” (2021), and “The Crack of Dawn” (2022).

Zhang Yao

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A student of Beijing Normal University, An Ran (Sandra Ma) was a pretty typical university student. She worked hard at her studies but she wasn’t opposed to taking a break to have a little fun; especially not when her favorite band was playing just across town. Desperate to see this once-in-a-lifetime show, An Ran fights her way through the crowd of overly excited fans mobbing the stadium, but without a ticket, she has no hope of getting in. At least not until a handsome stranger steps in and offers her a seat next to him. Without hesitation, An Ran accepts and in that moment her life changes forever.

A Taiwanese photographer with a studio in Beijing, Qi Xiao (Wallace Huo) couldn’t help but be drawn to the pretty girl he noticed trying to get into the concert. When she accepted the ticket he offered, his heart leapt and the time they spent together that evening would stay with him forever. That was in 1991. Today, things for An Ran and Qi Xiao are very different than what they imagined they would be, all those years ago.

A once-famous talk show host, An Ran, now a widow, lives in California with her estranged teenage daughter, Yu Xiaonian (Vicky Chen). When An Ran’s father becomes ill, Xiaonian returns to Beijing to care for him. While there, she discovers a collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of An Ran and Qi Xiao’s love; a love that was torn apart by family obligations, government restrictions, and the cruel interference of others. When these glimpses of the past combine with Xiaonian’s own memories she begins to see her mother in a whole new light. Will the truth of An Ran’s past be enough to heal the breach between them?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman, “Somewhere Winter” is a 2019 romance film directed by Wang Weiming.

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