Karmic Mahjong (2006)

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

How it feels

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

quirkylightheartedwhimsicalplayfuloffbeatcomedic

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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