Hi, Mom (2021 film)

Hi, Mom
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese你好，李煥英
Simplified Chinese你好，李焕英
Literal meaningHello, Li Huanying
Directed byJia Ling
Written by
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • China Film Co., Ltd.
  • Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media
  • Beijing Jingcai Time Culture Media
  • Shanghai Ruyi Film & TV Production, Ltd.
Release date
  • 12 February 2021 (2021-02-12) (China)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
BudgetRMB 380 million[1]
(US$59 million)
Box officeUS$841.7 million[2][3]

Hi, Mom (Chinese: 你好，李焕英; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng; lit. 'Hello', 'Li Huanying') is a 2021 Chinese comedy film written, directed by and starring Jia Ling. It co-stars Zhang Xiaofei, Shen Teng, and Chen He. It is the first film directed by Jia Ling; a semi-autobiographical fantasy story about a young woman who is suddenly thrown back in time to the year 1981, where she meets her mother and develops a bond of sisterhood with her.[4] The film's themes include familial love, maternal love, and filial piety.[5][6][7] It was released on 12 February 2021 (Chinese New Year).[8][9]

The film has grossed US$848 million at the box office, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2021, the third-highest-grossing non-English film of all time, and the highest-grossing film by a solo female director until Barbie in 2023.[10] The film received positive reviews, with word of mouth contributing to its popularity.[11][12][13] In addition, the film also won the honor of excellent film at the 36th China Popular Film Awards,[14] and won the award for excellent feature film at the 19th China Huabiao Awards.[15][16]

  1. ^ ""史上最强春节档"！《你好，李焕英》票房破10亿 豆瓣评分8.3 你贡献了吗？ _ 东方财富网". finance.eastmoney.com. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Hi, Mom (2021)". Entgroup. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ni Hao, Li Huan Ying (2021)". The Numbers.
  4. ^ Zhang, Ali (1 May 2022). "Hi, Mom: Farewell in the Vision and Reconciliation in the Farewell". Journal of Chinese Film Studies. 2 (1): 189–198. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2022-0023. ISSN 2702-2285.
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  7. ^ "《你好，李焕英》作文素材：精彩句子，标题……妈妈不是超人，只是成为了超人_贾玲". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  8. ^ "7部电影竞争春节档 谁是头马谁是黑马-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ Dou, ban. "你好，李焕英" [hi，mom]. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
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  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference 黄晓明观影你好李焕英，感慨好想抱抱妈妈，电影主创留言表示感谢_贾玲献 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Davis, Rebecca (18 February 2021). "China's New Year Box Office Breaks $1.2 Billion as 'Hi, Mom' Catches 'Detective Chinatown 3'". Variety. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ ""看完《你好，李焕英》，我想给妈妈打电话说……"-中新网". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ Da, wan. "Film Hi Mom won the 36th Popular Film Awards". [Film Hi Mom won the 36th Popular Film Awards]
  15. ^ Xiangyang, zhisheng. "《Hi mom》won the Chinese Film Awards!".
  16. ^ Zhang, Ali (25 May 2022). "Hi, Mom : Farewell in the Vision and Reconciliation in the Farewell". Journal of Chinese Film Studies. 2 (1): 189–198. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2022-0023. ISSN 2702-2277.