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A con-team couple (Andy Lau & Rene Liu) head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.

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Wang Bo
Rene Liu ...
Wang Li
You Ge ...
Uncle Bill
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Sha Gen
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Xiao Ye
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Wei Fan ...
Yuanzheng Feng ...
Thin robber
Biao Fu ...
General Manager Liu
Ka Tung Lam ...
Four-eyes
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Mrs. Liu
Yong You ...
Thief Number Two
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Public security Han
Ping Zong ...
Policewoman
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Two grifters, Wang Bo and Wang Li, a couple who've been arguing, board a train in rural China. He wants to fleece a peasant, nicknamed Dumbo for his naiveté, who's carrying 60,000 yuan and trusts everyone. She wants to protect the hick kid, an act of expiation brought on by prayer and a visit to a temple. Also on board are one of more sets of thieves, including a calculating boss and his femme fatale. The boss wants to recruit Wang Bo, and a series of contests ensue, with the potential of turning deadly. While Li guards Dumbo from Bo and the others, can she and Bo sort out their relationship? And can Dumbo's simple spirituality touch anyone else? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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9 December 2004 (China)  »

Also Known As:

A World Without Thieves  »

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CNY 1,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,672 (Hong Kong) (31 December 2004)

Gross:

$630,969 (Hong Kong) (7 January 2005)
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Dumbo's matter is resolved. Wait for me.
23 August 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

What attracted me to this film was, of course, Andy Lau, from Infernal Affairs, and Infernal Affairs III. He played Wang Bo, have of a team of grifters. The other half was Rene Liu as Wang Li, who wants to quit and lead a normal life. She was really good in her part.

Unfortunately, she meets a villager named Sha Gen (Baoqiang Wang), who has amassed a bankroll and doesn't believe there are thieves in the world. He is travelling by train, a train full of professionals led by Uncle Li (You Ge). She decides to travel along to protect him. The action takes place entirely on the train.

Not sure that I like the ending.


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