''Never Say Die'' (; literally: ''The Bashful Iron Fist'') is a 2017 Chinese
comedy film
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directed by Song Yang and Zhang Chiyu and starring Ai Lun,
Ma Li,
Shen Teng, Tian Yu and Xue Haowen.
Adapted from the popular stage comedy of the same name, it was released in China on 30 September 2017.
According to ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'', the film is the highest-grossing comedy film ever in a single (its home domestic) box office market.
Plot
A male boxer
switches bodies by accident with a female journalist after the two are struck by lightning. Living out each other's lives in seemingly opposite roles, the two struggle to adjust, but eventually come to grips with each other, unearthing an even greater conspiracy within the boxing world.
Cast
*Ai Lun
*
Ma Li
*
Shen Teng
*Tian Yu
*Xue Haowen
*
Yin Zheng
Box office
The film is the third highest-grossing in China in 2017 and the
sixth highest-grossing ever in the country, with a gross of
(US$334 million).
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Chinese fantasy comedy films
2010s sports comedy films
Body swapping in films
Tianjin Maoyan Media films
Huaxia Film Distribution films
2010s fantasy comedy films
2017 comedy films
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