Mr. Six (film)

For the fictional character, see Mr. Six.
Mr. Six

Poster
Traditional 老炮兒
Simplified 老炮儿
Mandarin Lǎopào'ér
Directed by Guan Hu
Produced by Wang Zhonglei
Written by Dong Runnian
Starring
Music by Peng Dou
Cinematography Pan Lou
Edited by Wen Zhang
Production
company
Release dates
  • 12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) (Venice)
  • 24 December 2015 (2015-12-24) (China)
Running time
 136 minutes[1]
Country China
Language Mandarin
Box office US$137 million[2][3]

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.[4] The film closed the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening.[5] 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.[6] Mr. Six was released on December 24, 2015 in China.[7]

On November 22, 2015, Feng Xiaogang, won the Best Actor Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Mr. Six.[8]

Plot

Mr. Six tells of a 50-or-so-year-old street punk called “Lao Pao Er” who has reigned over the Beijing streets as the neighbourhood kingpin for many years. One day, he comes to know his son is in trouble and in dispute with a well-connected young drag-racing street gang leader. 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, “Lao Pao Er” and his son are in deep trouble. Meanwhile “Lao Pao Er” is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. In his attempt to standby his principle he wages war against the opposing group. His old gang members who are in different places, come to join with him. In the end, the son is shown well and running a 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.[9]

Cast

Production

Principal photography commenced in late November 2014[5] in Beijing[7] 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.[10]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed US$27 million on its opening weekend in China.[11]

Accolades

Date Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Notes
2015 7th Macau International Movie Festival Best Film Mr. Six Nominated
Best Director Guan Hu Nominated
Best Actor Feng Xiaogang Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Hanyu Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Xu Qing Nominated
Best Cinematography Luo Pan Nominated
52nd Golden Horse Film Awards Golden Horse Award for Best Actor Feng Xiaogang Won [8]

References

  1. ↑ "MR. SIX (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=mrsix.htm
  3. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (January 5, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Detective Chinatown' Wins Weekend, 'Mr. Six' Shows Staying Power". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Heidi Hsia (2014-12-19). "Feng Xiaogang returns to acting through "Fading Wave"". Yahoo.
  5. 1 2 Ariston Anderson (2014-07-29). "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition".
  6. ↑ "Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Robert Redford’s ‘Truth’ to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "年度力作《老炮儿》逆天阵容首亮相 定档2015平安夜". CRL (in Chinese). 2014-12-12.
  8. 1 2 "Mainland director wins best leading actor award in Taiwan". Chinadaily. 2015-11-22.
  9. ↑ Wendy (2014-12-19). "Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng movie "Lao Pao Er" begins filming".
  10. ↑ "电影《老炮》公布豪华阵容 冯小刚首次当主演". Tencent (in Chinese). 2014-12-13.
  11. ↑ Brent Lang (December 27, 2015). "‘Star Wars’ Leads Foreign Box Office for Second Straight Week". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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