Dude's Manual

synopsis

Taiwan's Kevin Ko makes his first China feature with this unexpectedly moving romcom dressed up as a ribald sex comedy. Ko, produced by Leste Chen (Battle of Memories), gets dazzling and unconventional performances out of Dong Zijian (Mountains May Depart), as geek Xiaoyang, and Elane Zhong (Youth), as sex goddess Guan Xin. When rumors start after the two students are caught in a compromising situation, Guan Xin makes it her mission to teach virgin Xiaoyang the secrets of seduction so that he can score a real girlfriend. It's in a new trend of groundbreaking China films exploring the sex war.