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… 

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