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Lost in Thailand (2012)

Lost in Thailand poster
Original title
人再囧途之泰囧
Directed by
Xu Zheng
Genre
comedy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 139 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two scientists compete to find their boss in Thailand while a clueless tourist tags along. Their disjointed trip leads to a series of misunderstandings and mishaps.

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What happens

Lost in Thailand is a 2012 Chinese comedy film directed and co-written by Xu Zheng and starring Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo. The film is about three Chinese men traveling in Thailand: two competing scientists searching for their boss, and a tourist eager to explore the country. The film is Xu's directorial debut. According to Du and colleagues, within the first week, the film’s box office revenue reached ¥310 million RMB and set the first week box office record for Chinese cinema. As of January 27, 2013, the film had collected ¥1.3 billion RMB in Mainland China with over 39 million moviegoers. This elevated it to the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in China’s history at that time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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