Schemes in Antiques (2021)
- Original title
- 古董局中局
- Directed by
- Derek Kwok
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, action film, adventure film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Buddha head returned by a Japanese family sparks a dispute among people in the antiques world. The film follows characters who get pulled into a web of schemes and secrets surrounding the relic.
suspensefulintricateaction-packedmysteriouscleverfast-pacedentertainingtense
What happens
Schemes in Antiques (Chinese: 古董局中局; pinyin: Gǔdǒng jú zhōng jú) is a 2021 adventure, suspense film based on Ma Boyong's novel title, Antique Bureau Central Bureau, directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Han Sanping. The film stars Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei and Ge You. The movie tells of a dispute in the cultural relics circle caused by the return of a Buddha head by the Japanese Kido family. The film was released in China on November 28, 2021, and later in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022, by Emperor Motion Pictures, it was postponed due to Hong Kong theatre closure of COVID-19 omicron variant pandemic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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