Mr. Six (Chinese:
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Directed by | Guan Hu | ||||||
Written by | Dong Runnian | ||||||
Produced by | Wang Zhonglei | ||||||
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Cinematography | Pan Lou | ||||||
Edited by | Wen Zhang | ||||||
Music by | Peng Dou | ||||||
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Running time | 136 minutes[1] | ||||||
Country | China | ||||||
Language | Mandarin | ||||||
Box office | US$139 million[2][3] |
On 22 November 2015, Feng Xiaogang, won the Best Actor Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Mr. Six.[8]
Plot
editMr. 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 learns his son Xiaobo ("Little Bo") is in dispute with a well-connected young street-racing 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 do not go as expected, Mr. Six and his son are in deep trouble. Meanwhile, he is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. In his attempt to stand by 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 where Mr. Six were unfortunately die in the midst of the fight due to his terminal diseases. 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 were arrested after the news about his corrupted family is exposed.[9]
Cast
edit- Feng Xiaogang as Mr. Six, formal name Zhang Xuejun [10]
- Zhang Hanyu as Mensan'er (Scrapper)
- Xu Qing as Hua Xiazi (Ms. Chatterbox)
- Li Yifeng as Xiaobo/Bobby (Mr. Six's son)
- Kris Wu as Xiaofei (Kris)
- Liu Hua as Dengzhao'er (Lampshade)
- Liang Jing as Dengzhao'er's wife
- Wu Jinyan as Zheng Hong
- Congo Pax
- Yu Hewei
- Lian Yiming
- Shang Yuxian
- Zhang Yi
- Zhang Yishan
- Ning Hao
- TFBoys
Production
editPrincipal photography commenced in late November 2014[5] in Beijing[7] and ended in February 2015. On 12 December 2014, Feng Xiaogang, Liu Hua, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Zhonglei, Guan Hu, Li Yifeng, Xu Qing, Liang Jing, and Kris Wu attended the opening ceremony.[11]
Reception
editBox office
editThe film grossed US$27 million on its opening weekend in China and went on to take the top spot during the Holiday period. It grossed $139 million overall.[12]
Accolades
editAward | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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7th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Picture | 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 | Best Original Screenplay | Guan Hu, Dong Runnian | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | Won | [8] | |
7th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Film | Mr. Six | Won | |
Best Director | Guan Hu | Won | ||
Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | Won | ||
23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Won | [13] | |
Organizing Committee Award | Mr. Six | Won | ||
33rd Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Guan Hu | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Xu Qing | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Li Yifeng | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Liang Jing | Nominated | ||
20th Huading Awards | Best Film | Mr. Six | Won | [14] |
Best Director | Guan Hu | Won | ||
12th Chinese American Film Festival | Golden Angel Award Film | Mr. Six | Won | [15] |
Best Actress | Xu Qing | Won | ||
10th Asian Film Awards | Best Film | Mr. Six | Nominated | |
Best Director | Guan Hu | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematographer | Luo Pan | Nominated | ||
31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Picture | Mr. Six | Nominated | [16][17] |
Best Director | Guan Hu | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | Nominated | ||
Best Writing | Guan Hu, Dong Runnian | Won | ||
Best Original Music Score | Dou Peng | Nominated | ||
36th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Mr. Six | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "MR. SIX (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Six". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Brzeski, Patrick (5 January 2016). "China Box Office: 'Detective Chinatown' Wins Weekend, 'Mr. Six' Shows Staying Power". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Heidi Hsia (19 December 2014). "Feng Xiaogang returns to acting through "Fading Wave"". Yahoo.
- ^ a b Ariston Anderson (29 July 2014). "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition".
- ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b "
年度 力作 《老 炮儿》阵容首 亮 相 定 档2015平安 夜 ". CRL (in Chinese). 12 December 2014. - ^ a b "Mainland director wins best leading actor award in Taiwan". Chinadaily. 22 November 2015.
- ^ Wendy (19 December 2014). "Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng movie "Lao Pao Er" begins filming".
- ^ https://movie.douban.com/subject/24751756/celebrities [bare URL]
- ^ "电影《
老 炮》公布 豪 华阵容 冯小刚首次 当 主演 ". Tencent (in Chinese). 13 December 2014. - ^ Brent Lang (27 December 2015). "'Star Wars' Leads Foreign Box Office for Second Straight Week". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Peng Zhuo (彭卓) (8 May 2016). 冯小刚获
第 23届 北京 大学生 电影节“最 佳男 演 员”奖. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2020. - ^ "Sina Visitor System".
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第 十 二屆中美電影節星光熠熠——開幕 式 暨金天使 獎頒獎典禮 耀動洛 城 . cafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017. - ^
金 鸡奖提 名 :《潘 金 莲》领跑 范冰冰周冬 雨 再 争 影 后 . ifeng (in Chinese). 16 August 2017. - ^ 邓超范冰冰分获影
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