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Green Hat (2004)

Green Hat poster
Original title
绿帽子
Directed by
Liu Fendou
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bank robber and a police officer both discover their partners have been unfaithful. The film follows how each man confronts this shared betrayal.

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What happens

Green Hat (Chinese: 绿帽子; pinyin: lǜ màozǐ) (also known as The Green Hat) is a Chinese film from 2003 and the debut of screenwriter Liu Fendou. Starring Li Congxi, Liao Fan, and Dong Lifan, the film tells the story of two men, one a bank robber, and the other a police officer, and their shared problem of unfaithful partners. In China, the phrase "wearing a green hat", refers to a cuckold. The film features full-frontal male nudity. The film was well received by both critics and festival audiences, notably at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival where it won a prize for Best Narrative Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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