Underplayed Gems

Karmic Mahjong (2006)

Karmic Mahjong poster
Original title
血战到底
Directed by
Wang Guangli
Genre
comedy thriller
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mechanic from Chengdu is plagued by bad luck. He meets a young woman who appears to share the same affliction.

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What happens

Karmic Mahjong (simplified Chinese: 血战到底; traditional Chinese: 血戰到底; pinyin: xùe zhàn dào dǐ) is a 2006 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Guangli. It stars Francis Ng as a mechanic from Chengdu plagued by bad luck and Cherrie Ying as a young woman who appears to share the same affliction. The film also features cameos by the prominent Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke. The film, a mainland production of the Shanghai Dachong Cultural Information Company and the Zhangzhou Xinchuang Cultural Information Company, nevertheless is director Wang Guangli's homage to the Hong Kong tradition of action-comedies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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