''Chongqing Hot Pot'' () is a 2016 Chinese

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written and directed by Yang Qing and starring

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and Yu Entai. The film had its world premiere in March 2016 at the 2016

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and was released in China by

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on April 1, 2016.

Plot

From director Yang Qing (One Night at the Supermarket) comes Chongqing Hot Pot, the official opening night film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. When three friends open a hot pot restaurant in a former bomb shelter, they discover it’s linked by a single wall to the bank vault next door. While deciding to take the easy money or go to the police, they find out one of the bank’s employees is a former classmate and look to enlist her in deciding their future. The movie ended on a happy note with the four friends eating together loosely discussing their future on the roof of the hospital where Liu Bo is admitted.

Cast

as Liu Bo *

as Yu Xiaohui *

as Xu Dong * Yu Entai as Four Eyes

Reception

Box office

The film grossed on its opening day in China. It grossed a total of in China. It grossed worldwide.

Critical response

''Chongqing Hot Pot'' received a 22% approval rating on

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website

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, based on 9 reviews and has an average rating of 6.1/10. James Marsh of ''

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'' said that "while scant characterisation and flailing tonal shifts may prevent the film from standing up to serious scrutiny, Yang is clearly out to have fun, and on that front his belated second feature certainly delivers."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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