Devil and Angel

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.[5]

Devil and Angel
Poster
Chinese恶棍天使
Directed byYu Baimei
Deng Chao
StarringDeng Chao
Sun Li
Production
companies
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Tianjin Chengzi Yingxiang Media
Shanghai Huixing Huiying Entertainment Studio[3]
Distributed byBeijing Enlight Media[3]
Release date
  • December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$99.2 million[4]

Plot

Two exact opposite personalities (Mo Feili, a hooligan debt collector, and Zha Xiaodao, a neurotic rule-obsessed accountant/PhD) are teamed up by a scheming guru, who has been cheating the collector. When they collect 3.2 million yuan they 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.[6]

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"[7]

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


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