A Cool Fish (2018)

Original title

无名之辈

Directed by

Rao Xiaozhi

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A failed cop now working as a security guard tries to reconcile with his sister. Two hapless thieves botch a robbery and hide out in her apartment. Their lives collide as each character struggles for dignity and connection.

bittersweetdarkly comictendertensegrittyearnestlow-keyhumanistic

What happens

A Cool Fish (Chinese: 无名之辈; pinyin: Wú Míng Zhī Bèi) is a 2018 Chinese comedy drama film directed and co-written by Rao Xiaozhi, and starring Chen Jianbin, Ren Suxi, Pan Binlong, and Zhang Yu. The film tells the story of several nobodies, including a cop-turned-security guard Ma Xiaoyong, his sister Ma Jiaqi, and two thieves Li Haigen and Hu Guangsheng. The film premiered in China on November 16, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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