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Keep Cool (1997)
You hua hao hao shuo (original title)

90 min  -  Comedy   -  29 December 1997 (Spain)
6.9
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China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man... See full summary »

Director:

Yimou Zhang

Writers:

Ping Shu (novel), Ping Shu (screenplay)

Stars:

You Ge, Wen Jiang and Gang Jiao
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Cast

Credited cast:
You Ge You Ge ...
Policeman
Wen Jiang ...
Bookseller
Gang Jiao Gang Jiao
Baotian Li Baotian Li ...
Lao Zhang
Xuejian Li Xuejian Li ...
Taxi Driver
Guanhua Liang Guanhua Liang ...
Bar Boss
Ying Qu Ying Qu ...
An Hong
Tian Tian Tian Tian ...
Waitress (as Xiaohua Chen)
Yong You Yong You
Yimou Zhang ...
Junk-peddler
Benshan Zhao Benshan Zhao ...
Poet reader
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China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes. They are two different points of view, two different Chinas. How will they fight for justice? Written by Dul <dpueyos@itpsp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Based On Novel

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

Hong Kong | China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Keep cool (Mantén la calma) See more »

Box Office

Gross:

€154,434 (Spain) (20 December 2002)
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Guangxi Film Studio See more »
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Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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