China Synopsis
Mestari Cheng
Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Master Cheng itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
Master Cheng holds position #87 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Master Cheng. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 707th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
45 audience reviews — more than 62% of China films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (26th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #279 of 946 China films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #181 of 547 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Finland, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Fi |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Finnish, English |
| Production Companies | QianJi Culture Co. Ltd., By Media, Marianna Films |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | September 27, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9779658 |