Devil and Angel

Devil and Angel

E gun tian shi

Poster
Chinese 恶棍天使
Directed by Yu Baimei
Deng Chao
Starring Deng Chao
Sun Li
Production
companies
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Tianjin Chengzi Yingxiang Media
Shanghai Huixing Huiying Entertainment Studio[2]
Distributed by Beijing Enlight Media[2]
Release dates
  • December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
Country China
Language Mandarin
Box office US$99.2 million[3]

Devil and Angel (Chinese: 恶棍天使) is a 2015 Chinese comedy film directed by Yu Baimei and Deng Chao and starring Deng Chao and Sun Li. It was released in China on December 24, 2015.[4]

Plot

Two exact opposite personalities (Mo Feili, Illiterate & Zha Xiaodao, PhD) team up and start collecting debt for a scheming Jesuit father, who in turn cheats them. In a mix-up the debt collectors find themselves in trouble and have to deal with the differences between them to work together and find a place for themselves in the world.

Cast

Reception

The film grossed US$55 million on its opening weekend in China.[5]

Maggie Lee of Variety described the film: "Husband-and-wife leads Deng Chao and Betty Sun Li star as debt collectors in this hyper but effective Chinese comedy"[6]

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5297654/
  2. 1 2 "恶棍天使(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. Brzeski, Patrick (January 5, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Detective Chinatown' Wins Weekend, 'Mr. Six' Shows Staying Power". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "恶棍天使 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  5. Brent Lang (December 27, 2015). "'Star Wars' Leads Foreign Box Office for Second Straight Week". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. Lee, Maggie (January 5, 2016). "Film Review: 'Devil and Angel'". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

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