''Have a Nice Day'' (; previously titled 好极了 (Hǎojíle)) is a 2017 Chinese animated

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

film directed by Liu Jian. It premiered in the main competition for the

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at the

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in February 2017. It is Liu Jian's second feature film, following his debut '' Piercing I''. The film, mostly done by Liu himself, took three years to complete. Its plot revolves around the journey of Xiao Zhang, a young driver working for a gang, who steals a bag from his boss containing a million yuan (approximately US$150,000) to fund a trip to South Korea for his girlfriend to save her failed plastic surgery in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

, Jiangsu. The film was withdrawn from the

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in June 2017 at its producer's demand as it did not have proper governmental clearance to be screened internationally.

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distributed the film in US while Memento Films International handled additional territories including the UK, Mexico, Spain, Benelux, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe. The film has been licensed to screen in more than 30 countries. In China, the premiere of the film took place at the Pingyao International Film Festival in early November 2017, with a guest appearance by Chinese film director

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

, who praised the film as a milestone in Chinese animation. The film won Best Animation Feature at the 54th Golden Horse Awards.

Cast

* Zhu Changlong as Xiao Zhang, the driver * Cao Kai as Lao Zhao * Liu Jian as Fang Yuanjun * Yang Siming as Uncle Liu * Shi Haitao as A De * Ma Xiaofeng as Shou Pi * Xue Feng as Lao San * Zheng Yi as Er Jie * Cao Kou as Huang Yan * Zhu Hong as Gu Anan

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Have A Nice Day 2017 black comedy films 2017 animated films 2017 films 2010s crime comedy films Animated comedy films Chinese animated films Chinese black comedy films Chinese crime comedy films Films about organized crime Films set in 2016 2010s Mandarin-language films