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Mr. Six

Original title: Lao pao er
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.1K
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Mr. Six (2015)
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A well respected man residing in what's left of old-Beijing attempts to exonerate his son from his wrongdoings with his own methods and beliefs.A well respected man residing in what's left of old-Beijing attempts to exonerate his son from his wrongdoings with his own methods and beliefs.A well respected man residing in what's left of old-Beijing attempts to exonerate his son from his wrongdoings with his own methods and beliefs.

  • Director
    • Hu Guan
  • Writers
    • Runnian Dong
    • Hu Guan
  • Stars
    • Xiaogang Feng
    • Hanyu Zhang
    • Qing Xu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writers
      • Runnian Dong
      • Hu Guan
    • Stars
      • Xiaogang Feng
      • Hanyu Zhang
      • Qing Xu
    • 25User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 26 wins & 44 nominations

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    Xiaogang Feng and Yifeng Li in Mr. Six (2015)
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    Xiaogang Feng
    Xiaogang Feng
    • Liu Ye
    Hanyu Zhang
    Hanyu Zhang
    • Men San Er
    Qing Xu
    Qing Xu
    • Hua Xia Zi
    Kris Wu
    Kris Wu
    • Xiao Fei
    • (as Wu Yifan)
    Yifeng Li
    Yifeng Li
    • Xiao Bo
    Hua Liu
    Hua Liu
    • Deng Zhao'er
    Jugang Bai
    Jugang Bai
    • Xiao Fei's friend
    • (as Ju-Gang Bai)
    Jun Du
    Jun Du
    • Twelve Master
    Shan Jiang
    Shan Jiang
    • Doctor
    Yiming Lian
    Yiming Lian
    • Yang Huo'er
    Jing Liang
    Jing Liang
    • Deng Zhao'er's wife
    Nuo Lu
    Nuo Lu
    • Xiao Fei's friend
    Hao Ning
    Hao Ning
    • Real Estate Agent
    Ji Qi
    • Pregnant woman's husband
    Yuxian Shang
    • Xiao Fei's Girlfriend
    Zeru Tao
    • Liu Ye's old friend
    Sheng Wang
    Hewei Yu
    Hewei Yu
    • Xiao Fei's guard
    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writers
      • Runnian Dong
      • Hu Guan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The ostrich running in the street is actually dressed up by a girl.
    • Quotes

      Xiao Fei's friend: Good Morning

      Liu Ye: Good Morning.

    • Soundtracks
      Greenhouse Girl
      Performed by Kris Wu (as Wu Yifan)

      Music by Cui Jian

      Lyrics by Kris Wu and Cui Jian

    User reviews25

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    10/10
    A story about belief
    It's really difficult to review this film in a different language. In fact it's even tough to comprehend it for many Chinese who are distant from Peking for the reason that it entirely roots on the very local culture of Peking, of both yesterday and today.

    The main theme, to me, is about the change of belief.

    To many countries, the late half of the 20th century is a continuous of history. But in China, things are opposite. There was no much difference from North Korea till 1980s. But now it's more Capitalism than any genuine Capitalism countries. The old generation, including the Mr. Six, was born in the North Korea - like era. Although brainwashed by propaganda daily, what these former Peking boys value most are something traditional, the loyalty to friends and the courage to risk life for friends. They are really man, of great dignity, and will not bow down for money.

    The young generation, born in 1990s or 2000s, grew up in a totally different era. Peking, along other major cities of China, spent the last 20 years to become metropolitans cannot be differentiated from New York by appearance. The lifestyle of many Peking youth is in close association with alcohol, pub, racing cars. Also ironically, a significant portion of these playboys are descendants of those high rank communists who intended to shape the country to the 2nd USSR. Consequently, the belief of the younger generation, the worship of money and power, is totally different from the former.

    The film is of plenty vanishing features of old Peking, like the Peking alleys or so called Hu Tong, the parrot in the cage, and the last scene, a remarkable stamp of those heroic boys in 1970s who fight with Katanas (collections of high rank communist from Sino-japan war) and green woolen coats.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official Weibo
    • Language
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Lão Pháo Nhi
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment
      • Beijing Yixiang Tiankai Media
      • Haining Wenjiu Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,415,450
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $332,117
      • Dec 27, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $139,191,345
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 7.1
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.66 : 1

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