Movie plot

This is a story about a gangster and the three most important women in his life.

During his funeral, the gangster Li Tianen recalled that he grew up in an environment where dragons and snakes mixed together and joined the gangland since he was a child. Gangs fighting and competing for mutual interests seem to be normal things in life. Although Tianen's mother was strict with him and always persuaded him to correct his evil ways, Li Tianen did not take it seriously. In more than ten years, he rose from a gangster to the position of a gangster. Money and women came easily. Tian Enke never thought of settling down until one day, he met Chen Meibao, a fledgling female lawyer, and the two fell in love. Fight hot. Mei Bao, whom Jiao Didi loves wholeheartedly, is pregnant, and she asks Tian En to marry her. Tian En avoids responsibility, so Mei Bao simply moves to Tian En's house with a big belly. When it comes to love and family, Meibao always stands firm and has an indomitable spirit, which sometimes makes Tianen have to admit defeat. Stills of "A Good Dad"

However, what really convinced Tian En was a little girl - his daughter Xi'er. The birth of Xi'er inspired Tian En's hidden fatherhood. Xi'er's smile, cry and laugh directly affected Tian En's emotions. For Xi'er's joy and happiness, Tian En is willing to go to the knife mountain or the frying pan. Because he could not make his daughter sad, Tian En had always concealed the truth that he was a gangster. To this end, Tian En created a new image for himself and his brothers and sisters, and the gangster business had to be transferred and the business gradually became serious. Tian En has also transformed from a gangster who is feared by everyone to an ordinary high-class person. Seeing Xi'er growing up day by day, Tian En does not love the military and loves the family even more.

In a blink of an eye, Xi'er becomes tall and graceful, but Tian En's underworld identity is accidentally revealed. The sad Xi'er persuades her father to withdraw from the world, but the gangster uncles have long regarded Tian En as the successor of the world, and the enemies also Li Tianen is always in a dilemma when he is eyeing a tiger, facing a family on the verge of disintegration, and the morality of his actions. Cast and crew list Character actor notes Li Tianen and Louis Koo---- Mabel Liu Rene---- Grace Miao Kexiu---- Xi'er Liu Yihan---- Big-eyed Mok Shaocong---- Mabel's dad Ti Lung---- Shuilin Xue---- Uncle De Chen Huimin---- Credits

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Character introduction

Li Tianen?|?Louis Koo

Li Tianen grew up in a mixed environment, and his mother's control did not allow him to change his ways. Until Tian En met Chen Meibao, a female lawyer played by Rene Liu. Meibao became pregnant before marriage, and the birth of her daughter changed Tianen's life trajectory greatly. Just as Tian En, who was gradually on the right path, was enjoying the happiness of her family, her former enemies were secretly eyeing their family.

MEBO?|?Rene Liu

A fledgling female lawyer When Chen Meibao met Li Tianen, the two had a heated fight. When Mabel found out she was pregnant, although Li Tianen wanted to be irresponsible, he couldn't escape Mabel's grasp.

Enma?|?Miao Kexiu

Li Tianen’s mother

Xier?|?Liu Yihan

The daughter of Li Tianen and Chen Meibao

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[Character introduction source] Behind-the-scenes promotional photos of "A Good Dad"

1. Director Sylvia Chang felt that this kind of attire is the most representative, so the look of Louis Koo's youth in the film, Basically it was developed based on this idea. One of the scenes is about Louis Koo making an appointment with his good friends Mo Shaocong, Lin Xue, etc., and they all go to the Shanghai barber shop to get beautiful hair. They sit in a row and smoke, and each of them wears dozens of red hair curlers. , quite funny.

2. Louis Koo said that the makeup artist spent at least two hours every day helping him touch up this tattoo, so if the show started for two consecutive days, he would go home after work and fall asleep without taking a shower. He laughed. Yan would rather train for two more hours. In addition, his hairstyle for that scene had to be specially designed by the hairstylist and reviewed by the director before receiving it. It was very meticulous.

3. In order to enhance the sense of majesty of the underworld boss, when styling Louis Koo, tiger patterns were painted on his chest and back as tattoos, and there was a big scar on his back. 4. Due to the large time span, not only did Louis Koo have to play the role from young to old, but the role of his daughter was also played by five women of different ages.

5. Li Chun'en, the original author of the novel, was even invited by Sylvia Chang to play the role of Louis Koo's father in the film.

6. Sylvia Chang said that the title "A Good Dad" was hard-earned. The script of the film was adapted from the novel "Gangster Dad". Later, it was said that the Mainland Film Bureau did not agree with the name of the film, so it changed it to "Gangster Dad", but it still failed to pass. It was not until it was changed to "A Good Dad" that it was approved.

Award Record Time Award Name Award Object Award Status 2009 Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Nominated by Hu Enwei, Chen Shuxian, and Sylvia Chang Best Actor Louis Koo Nominated Best Supporting Actress Miao Kexiu Nominated 2008 Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award Best Director Award Sylvia Chang Nominated Most Best Actor Award Louis Koo was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Miao Kexiu was nominated for the 2009 Chinese Film Media Award for Best Supporting Actress Miao Kexiu

[Award Record Source] Film Evaluation

The focus of the film is not It is not about the fighting between gangsters, but about the love-hate relationship between the protagonist and three women who are closely related in his life. The first is the mother played by Miao Kexiu. There is not a lot of direct verbal communication between mother and child, and more is expressed through details. The simple language is full of family affection and tension, which makes people very passionate. Ming. The love scene between Louis Koo and Rene Liu is a literary drama that Sylvia Chang is good at. From the two's love at first sight to going to bed, getting married and even giving birth, there is a lot of romance and comedy mixed in; and the father-daughter love part is also Pure and sincere emotions were captured. In addition, the film is narrated from the perspective of a dying person's memories, adding a lot of golden beauty to the past years. However, the film is less than two hours long and contains a lot of material, making some of the stories and scenes just superficial and somewhat simplified. (Sina Entertainment Review)

Although the film tells the story of a man who is involved in the underworld and looks like a Hong Kong genre film, the characteristics of the female director are very obvious. For example, the extensive use of narration, deliberately showing the gentle side of men, etc., all reveal the female color and women's understanding of men. The first half of the film is surprising, exaggerated, and has elements of a musical; the second half is more straightforward, but still has a punchline, and some parts are very touching.

(Sina Entertainment Review)