''Goldbuster'' () is a 2017 Chinese

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

produced by

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chines ...

and directed by

Sandra Ng Sandra Ng Kwan-yue (born 2 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress, film director and producer. Life and career The daughter of the actor Kenneth Ng Kam Tsun, Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by h ...

. The film stars Sandra Ng,

Francis Ng Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', ''A Ma ...

, Alex Fong, Shen Teng, Zhang Yi, Jiang Yilei, and

Yue Yunpeng Yue Yunpeng (; born 15 April 1985) is a Chinese actor and ''xiangsheng'' performer, best known in film for portraying Zhu Tianpeng in ''Buddies in India'' (2017), Yue Yunpeng in ''Top Funny Comedian: The Movie'' and Li Shuaiting in ''Revenge fo ...

. The film picks up the stories between a real estate owner and the nail-house holders. The film premiered in China on 29 December 2017.

Cast

* Sandra Ng as Sister Ling *

as Ah Ming, a faded lowbrow. * Alex Fong as Ah Ren, a faded lowbrow. * Shen Teng as Xu Dafu, a real estate owner. * Zhang Yi as Wang Baojian * Jiang Yilei as Li Juhua, an inventor. *

as Xu Tianyu, Xu Dafu's son. * Pan Binlong as Jin San, husband of Li Juhua. * Li Yihang as Ji Ding *

Jiao Junyan Jiao Junyan (; born 6 May 1987) is a Chinese actress, best known for her role as Fang Huihui on ''When Larry Met Mary'' (2016) and has also starred in a number of films and television series, including '' Love Is Not Blind'' (2011), ''Editorial D ...

as Ah Ping, a network host. * Ah Runa as Zhao Dianpao * Xu Juncong as Zhang Yonggan * Zhao Yingjun *

Ma Sichun Sandra Ma Sichun (, born 14 March 1988) is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity. She is noted for her roles in the films '' The Left Ear'' (2015) and ''Soul Mate'' (2016), for which she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongside ...

Soundtrack

Production

The film is

's directorial debut. This film was shot mostly on location in

Panyu District Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 200 ...

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, China.

Release

''Goldbuster'' was released on December 29, 2017 in China, and on January 5, 2018 in the

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Reception

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gave the film 4.3 out of 10.

Box office

''Goldbuster'' earned a total of 300 million yuan in its first 4 days of release.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldbuster 2017 films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films shot in Guangdong Chinese comedy films 2017 comedy films