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The Rule of the Game (2002)

The Rule of the Game poster
Original title
挖洞人
Directed by
Ho Ping
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of criminals and murderers have their paths cross in a small Taiwanese town. The film shows the irony and destiny of that generation.

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What happens

The Rule of the Game is a 2002 Taiwanese black comedy film directed by Ho Ping and written by Kuo Cheng. The film focuses on a bunch of criminals and murderers whose paths crisscross in a small suburban town. According to director Ho Ping, "this movie is about destiny and irony of my generation in Taiwan". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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