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2024 [CHINESE]

Drama

3
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1309 1.3K

Plot summary

A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. When life's burdens hit hard, he must confront himself and start anew.

Director

Zheng Xu Photo
Zheng Xu

Top cast

Bing Feng Photo
Bing Feng as Black
Halin Chen Photo
Halin Chen as Jiajia
Yongdai Ding Photo
Yongdai Ding as Gao's father
Bing Jia Photo
Bing Jia as Zhu
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1.09 GB
1280*536
Chinese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  ms  
24 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 5
2.23 GB
1920*804
Chinese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  ms  
24 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 15
2.02 GB
1920*804
Chinese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  ms  
24 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by anon-15964 8 / 10

The poor risk it all in the dark underbelly of China's service economy

If you have spent more than 2 days even as a tourist in China, chances are good you had a near-miss traffic accident with a "knight" in yellow-clad armour.This movie gives us a closer look at the overlooked. In China's biggest cities, the yellow "knights" as they are lovingly called buzz around like bees. Always trying to take a shortcut and running a red light to make a quick buck, the service economy runs on poor non-registered workers risking their life for little pay.Although thoroughly enjoyable, there's two aspects that hold this movie back slightly: first, the performances are good but the wife actress sticks out like a sore thumb. Poorly acted and poorer written still, it takes you out of the story every time she's on screen. Second, there's several parts where the movie really feels like a propaganda piece paid for by Kuai Di companies. Delivering bravely in the rain, to rooftops, to hospitals, all to become the "top driver" and save a kid with leukemia, it actually looks exactly like a popular Kaui Di ad that used to run on Chinese TV.So it's 4/5 for this delivery.
Reviewed by quelami 6 / 10

Too unrealistic

Reviewed by wirahardiprakoso 8 / 10

What an enjoyable drama!

I did not have any expectation about this. Nor any references about the movie, the director, the casts, the plot. Nope. I happened to played it this morning on Netflix and boy, it completely kept me stuck to it! I know it is going to be a predictable plot and story but it is perfectly shot, made, acted, edited.. very good production! I really enjoyed the pictures, the editing. It shows the craziness of the bike delivery life in Shanghai (?) perfectly. There are some over dramatic scenes and situation but all to me are acceptable and in line to the story. The 5 minutes closing credit is also very worth watching, do not pass it. I become more respect to the fact that the main actor is the director. He did a very good job.
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