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No Other Love is an unreleased Chinese film. The production had started in 2016 directed by Vicky Zhao Wei for Max Film and various Chinese companies, including Alibaba Pictures Group. The film was written by Li Qiang.

Production

The film would have been Wei's second feature as a director, after So Young in 2013.

Politics

In 2016 the film production removed the scenes of Leon Dai, a Taiwanese actor, after outcry among the Communist Youth League, even though his filming was already completed. A campaign by Chinese netizens had accused Dai of supporting Taiwanese independence. The major criticism of Dai was that he had taken an "ambiguous stance over the country and national identity by supporting the Sunflower Movement. The film's funders stated they were unhappy with his response to the inquiries.

Another member of the cast was replaced after a similar campaign, namely Kiko Mizuhara for having visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a place associated with various controversies concerning Japanese war crimes in China.

References

1. ^ "Taiwan Actor Leon Dai Dropped From Chinese Film Over Politics". Variety. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
2. Hernandez, Vittorio. "'No Other Love' is Chinese Actress Zhao Wei's 2nd Directorial Work".
3. "Zhao Wei's second directorial work underway - Culture - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
4. "Taiwanese actor dropped from Chinese film after political outcry". The Guardian. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
5. "China's Communist Youth League joins witch-hunt of film director Zhao Wei for using 'pro-Taiwan-independence' actor". South China Morning Post. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
6. Xin, Qiang (2024). "Selective Engagement: Mainland China's Dual-Track Taiwan Policy". In Zhao, Suisheng (ed.). The Taiwan Question in Xi Jinping's Era: Beijing's Evolving Taiwan Policy and Taiwan's Internal and External Dynamics. London and New York: Routledge. p. 76. ISBN 9781032861661.
7. "Monsoon - Media Control in China: Zhao Wei and Weibo". Monsoon. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

External links

• No Other Love at IMDb

See also

• Dao Bai Controversy [zh]

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