Happy Times

Happy Times

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 31, 2000

Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pair off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao had to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.

Happy Times

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 31, 2000

Happy Times
Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pair off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao had to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Guangxi Film Studio
Original title 幸福时光
Directors Zhang Yimou
Writers Mo Yan, Gai Zi

Cast

Zhao Benshan

as Zhao

Dong Jie

as Wu Ying

Dong Li-Fan

as Wu Ying's Stepmother

Fu Biao

as Little Fu

李雪健

as Li

Qibin Leng

as Wu Ying's Stepbrother

Gong Jinghua

as Aunty Liu

Niu Ben

as Old Niu

Zhang Hongjie

as Lao Zhang

Sun Honglei

as Customer at Happy Times