China Synopsis
第一炉香
The film tells the story of a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt seducing rich and powerful men.
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The 2020–2022 China Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 China release window, Love After Love sits at #165 of 181. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s China Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 83 titles released, including Love After Love. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (216 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 82 other China films in 2021.
The 858th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 45% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 27th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #821 of 946 China films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #494 of 547 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Alibaba Pictures Group, Hehe Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | October 22, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt10415576 |