Chongqing Hot Pot

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Chongqing Hot Pot

2016

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Three struggling restaurateurs (Chen Kun, Qin Hao) and their former classmate (Bai Baihe) plan to rob a bank.

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Elizabeth Kerr

The Hollywood Reporter

04/12/2016

The trouble with Chongqing Hot Pot is that despite its brief running time, it takes too long to bring its various threads together.

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Richard Kuipers

Variety

04/12/2016

Chinese heist caper starts out as a tasty dish, but turns bland before long.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

04/01/2016

"Chongqing Hot Pot" effectively stokes the fantasy that with the right breaks, a group of struggling, hard-working folks can get their just reward. It's a tasty notion, if not enough to nourish an entire movie.

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Harris Dang

easternKicks.com

10/30/2018

3.5/5

Chongqing Hot Pot is a hearty meal that mixes its multiple genres with enough spice and meat to savour most audiences out there.

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Edmund Lee

South China Morning Post

05/09/2016

2.5/5

Chongqing Hot Pot is an awkward blend of friendship drama and heist thriller that unwittingly trades all its narrative intrigue for senseless violence in the final third.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

04/12/2016

6.01/10

Mildly entertaining and slickly-directed, but uneven and not clever or exhilarating enough.

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Aluna U

Sep 15

This award-winning film blends friendship, romance, and crime-thriller elements with gripping storytelling, strong performances, and haunting cinematography. A shocking plot twist connects seamlessly to the opening scene, keeping viewers guessing until the very end. Despite one unrealistic plot detail, the film delivers a powerful message about true friendship and loyalty in the face of danger. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com)

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camille l

06/04/2017

Comédie noire de Qing Yang, Chongqing Hot Pot met assez longtemps à trouver son rythme, avec une introduction un peu longue et une bonne douzaine de personnages qui ne semblent pas liés. Mais lorsque le film parvient à relier toutes les intrigues dramatiques entre elles, Chongqing Hot Pot devient alors vraiment intéressant. Si le côté comique ne marche pas franchement bien, la tension est bien présente pendant une séquence de braquage remarquable et Qing Yang se débrouille plutôt bien avec une baston délirante et sanglante. Chen Kun en fait des caisses dans le rôle principal et ses comparses (Yu Hentai, Qin Hao & Bai Baihe) ne sont pas en reste. Chongqing Hot Pot est un film assez sympathique, à défaut d'être totalement réussi.

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11/10/2016

Fantastic and beautifully made film. The score and timing of the music really changes the atmosphere. Many scenes were done in a way that keeps you on the edge and many were done with just raw emotion. Wish there was more to the characters and more time were spent showing their connection, background, comrade-ry. Overall, it surprised me and thinking back it is probably the most memorable film I've seen for 2016 so far.

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08/29/2016

This was one of the standouts of the Asian Film Festival of Dallas of the 23 movies I saw, and probably my personal favorite. A character driven black comedy of the very best sort, that I walked away recommending to pretty much everybody.

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06/04/2016

The nice surprise is that the city of chongqing has an unexpected magnificent futuristic skyline that is quite beautiful actually.

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04/24/2016

I'd seen way better ones.

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Synopsis

Three struggling restaurateurs (Chen Kun, Qin Hao) and their former classmate (Bai Baihe) plan to rob a bank.

Director: Qing Yang
Distributor: China Lion Film Distribution
Production Co: CKF Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $776.6K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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