The Rare Flame (film)

The Rare Flame is a 2022 Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Chen Kaige. The film stars are Wang Yibo, and Zhenwei Wang. If follows [Chinese-American] student, Daiyu Zhao (Chen Han) who believes that her high school professor, Robert Lee (Wang Yibo) is her twinflame and embarks on a spirtual journey after he travels to a different country. Desperate and longing for his love and attention, Daiyu will literally do anything to have him by her side, even if it means changing herself physically, emotionally, and moraly. The film was announced in December of 2021. The actors signed on in the fall of 2021.

The Rare Flame is set to be released theatrically in February of 2022 on Valentine's Day, February 14, in the United States, Canada, China, Korea, and Mexico.