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 24 December 2015.[4]

Devil and Angel
E gun tian shi[1]
Poster
Chinese恶棍天使
Directed byYu Baimei
Deng Chao
StarringDeng Chao
Sun Li
Production
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Beijing Enlight Pictures
Tianjin Chengzi Yingxiang Media
Shanghai Huixing Huiying Entertainment Studio[2]
Distributed byBeijing Enlight Media[2]
Release date
  • 24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$99.2 million[3]

Plot

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Because of a car accident, the high-IQ and low-EQ girl Cha Xiaodao accidentally met the villain Mo Feili who was a full-time debt collector. Cha Xiaodao was blackmailed by Mo Feili and became depressed. Thinking back to the time when she broke off relations with her mother and was fired by her boss, she became even more desperate. By chance, Cha Xiaodao saw an advertisement for the doctor who specialized in treating difficult and complicated psychological diseases. She was desperate and decided to go to the doctor for help. Unexpectedly, she met the villain Mo Feili again in the clinic. Panicked, Cha Xiaodao was afraid to see the villain Mo Feili, but she didn't expect that the doctor who was eager to divert his attention would introduce her to Mo Feili, who suffered from severe insomnia, as a "medicine". The doctor also told Cha Xiaodao that Mo Feili was also a "medicine" that could cure her psychological problems. Cha Xiaodao, who dispelled his doubts, was eager to try. And because of this, the two people with different personalities became partners. One of them was extremely arrogant and domineering, and the other was extremely cowardly and timid. A series of stories of laughter and tears happened in the process of debt collection.

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Reception

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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

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  1. ^ "E gun tian shi (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b "恶棍天使(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (5 January 2016). "China Box Office: 'Detective Chinatown' Wins Weekend, 'Mr. Six' Shows Staying Power". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "恶棍天使 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ Brent Lang (27 December 2015). "'Star Wars' Leads Foreign Box Office for Second Straight Week". Variety. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ^ Lee, Maggie (5 January 2016). "Film Review: 'Devil and Angel'". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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