Mr. Six
Mr. Six (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. The film closed the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening. Mr. Six was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Mr. Six was released on 24 December 2015 in China.
Plot
Mr. 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.
More details
author | Dong Runnian |
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contentLocation | Beijing |
director | Guan Hu |
editor | Wen Zhang |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | arrest coronary artery disease end gang leader gang member old friends old gang run |
musicBy | Peng Dou |
producer | Wang Zhonglei |
productionCompany | Huayi Brothers |
recordedAt | Beijing |