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80% Rotten Tomatoes Traditional 老炮兒 Mandarin Lǎopào'ér Produced by Wang Zhonglei Initial release 9 September 2015 Box office 139.2 million USD | 7.2/10 IMDb 57% Metacritic Simplified 老炮儿 Directed by Guan Hu Written by Dong Runnian Director Guan Hu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress Awards Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor Cast Feng Xiaogang, Kris Wu, Li Yifeng, Xu Qing, Zhang Hanyu Similar Feng Xiaogang movies, Action movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Six (Chinese: 老炮儿) (previously known as Fading Wave) is a 2015 Chinese crime drama film directed by Guan Hu and written by Dong Runnian. It stars Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Qing, Li Yifeng and Kris Wu. The film closed the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening. Main cast member Feng Xiaogang and Li Yifeng are scheduled to attend the festival on Sept 12, 2015. Mr. Six was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Mr. Six was released on December 24, 2015 in China.
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On November 22, 2015, Feng Xiaogang, won the Best Actor Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Mr. Six.
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Plot
Mr. Six tells of a 50-or-so-year-old street punk called “Mr. Six” who has reigned over the Beijing streets as the neighbourhood kingpin for many years. One day, he comes to know his son Xiaobo is in dispute with a well-connected young drag-racing street gang leader, Xiaofei. Mr. Six steps up to help defend him. He attempts to settle the debts of his son by relying on his old school rules and by the help of his old friends. Though things don't go as expected, Mr. Six and his son are in deep trouble. Meanwhile, he is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. In his attempt to standby his principle, he wages war against the opposing group. Mr. Six's old gang members who are in different places come to join with him. In the end, the son is shown well and running an open-bar as he promised. His gang members are bailed out from jail by their own group influence. The opposing gang members leader is heard through the news as arrested. Mr. Six is shown no more.
Cast
Production
Principal photography commenced in late November 2014 in Beijing and ended in February 2015. On December 12, 2014, Feng Xiaogang, Liu Hua, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Zhonglei, Guan Hu, Li Yifeng, Xu Qing, Liang Jing, and Kris Wu attended the opening ceremony.
Box office
The film grossed US$27 million on its opening weekend in China.
