The Substitute
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To compensate the loss of Lu’s brother, Lu, the captain of judo team at school, has been brought up by her mother as a substitute of her brother in Beijing. In the seemingly masculine appearance, she secretly falls in love with Nicole, the internet celebrity girl from Taiwan. Lu and Nicole meet each other in a judo competition of which the winner would have the chance to become the leading actress in an action film. Nicole wins the competition, but she disappears right before the movie start shooting. As Nicole’s substitute, Lu then has the chance to play the leading actress of the action movie. But the thing is, is Lu able to find her own self-identity and be the real her in one’s life?
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Part of Over the Rainbow
4 films
Cast
8 people
Zero Chou Director
First release July 9, 2017 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 替身
Production
3rd Vision Films
Production
Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
替身
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · July 9, 2017
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