Chasing Dream

Chasing Dream is a 2019 Hong Kong–Chinese action romance comedy drama film directed by Johnnie To and co-produced with Wai Ka-fai, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The film stars Jacky Heung and Wang Keru, and tells the story of a boxing champion and a dream-chasing singer who met by chance in a boxing match and became friends by chance while chasing their dreams. The film was released in China on 8 November 2019. Plot Tiger, an aspiring MMA fighter, meets Cuckoo, whose dream is to become a singer. Together they go from audition to audition as they try to get Cuckoo into the talent show Perfect Diva. And at the same time, Tiger tries to quit the ring, but leaving turns out to be harder than expected. Both Tiger and Cuckoo have the same state of mind and fight for their dream, and even if the two burn their lives, they will have no regrets in this life. Cast Jacky Heung as Tiger Wang Keru as Cuckoo Shao Bing as Ma Qing Bin Zi as Gao Qiang Wu Yitong as Zhao Ying Ma Xiaohui as Qu Fengfeng Kelly Yu as Hai Zhu Emotion Cheung as Lu Di Candy Zhang as Dr. Li Reception Reviewer Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote, "Poking fun at blind ambition and celebrity culture while propelling viewers on a dizzy ride of heightened realism and unabashed melodrama, 'Chasing Dream' has some clunky plot contrivances and lacks emotional depth, but for sheer entertainment value, it delivers handsomely."