- Scriptwriter
- YANG Qing
- Cinematography
- LIAO Ni
- Editor
- LI Nanyi
- Sound Director
- HUANG Zheng
- Composer
- PENG Fei, ZHAO Yingjun
- Art Director
- LIN Mu
- Costume Designer
- LIN Mu
- Action Choreographer
- LEE Hongpyo
Chongqing Hot Pot
- Director
- YANG Qing
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2016
- Genre
- Action, Drama
- Status
- Completed
- Duration
- 97 min
- Language
- Mandarin
- Cast
- CHEN Kun, BAI Baihe, QIN Hao, YU Entai
Synopsis
Bo, Dong, and Pingchuan have been the best friends since middle school. Together they open a hot pot restaurant in one of the caves, which used to be a bomb shelter in Chongqing. They nostalgically name their hot pot restaurant ‘The Classmate Cave’ (TCC). Due to their mismanagement, TCC goes bankrupt and has to be sold in order to pay for the debt. Bo, Dong and Pingchuan then decide to dig into the cave further for bigger space and better selling price.
Unexpectedly, they discover a bank vault next store during their ‘restaurant expansion’. Struggling between greed and moral rights, they have yet to decide taking the money for ‘better’ use. At this time, they realise Xiaohui, their old classmate who had a crash on Bo, works in the bank. It seems that the cave reunites the four classmates, yet the reunion is just the start of soon unforeseen chaos…
Unexpectedly, they discover a bank vault next store during their ‘restaurant expansion’. Struggling between greed and moral rights, they have yet to decide taking the money for ‘better’ use. At this time, they realise Xiaohui, their old classmate who had a crash on Bo, works in the bank. It seems that the cave reunites the four classmates, yet the reunion is just the start of soon unforeseen chaos…
Awards & Festivals
• Hong Kong Int'l. Film Festival 2016 — Opening Film
• Udine Far East Film Festival 2016
• Neuchatel Int'l. Fantastic Film Festival 2016 — Best Asian Film
• Asian Summer Film Festival 2016
• Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2016
• Bucheon Int'l. Fantastic Film Festival 2016
• Leiden Int'l. Film Festival 2016
• Hiroshima Int'l. Festival 2016
• Shanghai Film Critics Awards 2017 — Best New Director
• CinemAsia Film Festival 2017
• Hong Kong Film Awards 2017
• Dragon Film Festival 2017
• Lychee Film Festival 2017
• Golden Rooster Awards 2017 — Best Sound
• Udine Far East Film Festival 2016
• Neuchatel Int'l. Fantastic Film Festival 2016 — Best Asian Film
• Asian Summer Film Festival 2016
• Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2016
• Bucheon Int'l. Fantastic Film Festival 2016
• Leiden Int'l. Film Festival 2016
• Hiroshima Int'l. Festival 2016
• Shanghai Film Critics Awards 2017 — Best New Director
• CinemAsia Film Festival 2017
• Hong Kong Film Awards 2017
• Dragon Film Festival 2017
• Lychee Film Festival 2017
• Golden Rooster Awards 2017 — Best Sound
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