Shanghai Rumba is a 2006 Chinese romance drama film written and directed by Peng Xiaolian, starring the real-life couple Yuan Quan and Xia Yu (before their marriage in 2009). Set in 1940s Shanghai, the story is loosely based on the real love story of film actors Zhao Dan and Huang Zongying, although names have been changed.

Shanghai Rumba
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Traditional Chinese上海倫巴
Simplified Chinese上海伦巴
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Lúnbā
Directed byPeng Xiaolian
Written byPeng Xiaolian
Produced byRen Zhonglun
Starring
CinematographyJong Lin
Edited byYang Xinyu
Music byPan Guoxing
Production
company
Shanghai Film Group
Release date
  • February 10, 2006 (2006-02-10)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesMandarin
Shanghainese

Plot

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Wanyu (Yuan Quan), a young woman unhappily constrained by the rules of the traditional Chinese society, accidentally meets film star A Chuan (Xia Yu) when she is offered a role in his film. Her life completely changes from that moment on.   

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