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Soulmate

2016 · 110 min · Director: Derek Tsang, Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung ★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,590 ratings

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30 year-old working woman LI ANSHENG's life in Shanghai is suddenly disrupted by the publication of a novel, entitled "Qiyue and Ansheng", a chronicle of her friendship with QIYUE during her youth. Coupled with an accidental encounter with SU JIA-MING, her long repressed memories are unleashed with the force of a tsunami-The two girls seemed destined to become friends from the moment they entered high school.Though they were inseparable and believed that their bond would last for the rest of their lives, the cruelty of youth eventually led them to separate paths. Even more shocking is the discovery of a long buried secret shared by the women - a secret that serves as an emblem of their youth and the proof of their friendship.

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Soulmate (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love12%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Love
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Love
Sadness
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 63 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityLoveSadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %18 %20 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Love44 %35 %23 %15 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Love51 %52 %21 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Love53 %51 %10 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity48 %40 %4 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Love46 %39 %11 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Love53 %48 %31 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Sadness59 %49 %53 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 47′Sadness59 %48 %51 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Love56 %46 %34 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 58′Tension54 %30 %29 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Sadness57 %20 %38 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 69′Tension70 %30 %49 %68 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension79 %40 %63 %74 %
72.5 %≈ 80′Sadness75 %46 %69 %58 %
77.5 %≈ 85′Sadness68 %48 %59 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 91′Curiosity68 %49 %45 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 96′Love77 %61 %55 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 102′Sadness84 %69 %73 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 107′Love78 %68 %68 %20 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

ZD
Zhou Dongyu

Li Ansheng

SM
Sichun Ma

MS
Ma Sichun

Lin Qiyue

TL
Toby Lee

LP
Li Ping

Qiyue's Mother

CG
Cai Gang

Qiyue's Father

MT
Meng Ting-yi

Ansheng's Mother

CY
Cindy Yao

Young Lin Qiyue

LH
Li Haofang

Young Ansheng

LZ
Lu Zhong

LB
Liu Beige

Jiaming's Colleague

SQ
Sha Quanze

Guitar Player

JT
Jiang Tingxuan

Li Tongtong

Details

Directed by
Derek Tsang, Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Written by
Anni Baobei, Wing-Sum Lam, Yuan Li, Wu Nan, Lam Wing-Sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng, Qin Haiyan
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
110 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 3,590 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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