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  • 2016
  • China Lion Film Distribution
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2016
  • China Lion Film Distribution
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary When three friends open a hot pot restaurant in a former bomb shelter, they discover it’s linked by a single wall to the bank vault next door. While deciding to take the easy money or go to the police, they find out one of the bank’s employees is a former classmate and look to enlist her in deciding their future

Written By: Qing Yang, Enming Zhang, Shimao Zhang

  • 2016
  • China Lion Film Distribution
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2016
  • China Lion Film Distribution
  • 1 h 34 m

Chongqing Hot Pot

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary When three friends open a hot pot restaurant in a former bomb shelter, they discover it’s linked by a single wall to the bank vault next door. While deciding to take the easy money or go to the police, they find out one of the bank’s employees is a former classmate and look to enlist her in deciding their future

Written By: Qing Yang, Enming Zhang, Shimao Zhang

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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75% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Mixed
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63
Apr 1, 2016
Although its final act is brutal, this Chinese crime drama also has elements of farce and romance.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 13, 2016
“Hot Pot” loses focus with sloppy sentimentality and heavy-duty violence that dilutes the story’s early charm. The end result is entertaining enough if not particularly memorable.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 13, 2016
The trouble with Chongqing Hot Pot is that despite its brief running time, it takes too long to bring its various threads together.
By Elizabeth Kerr FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 1, 2016
The twisty plot mostly comes together via flashbacks, following an opening armed robbery. Too often though, Yang opts for brute force over brains, defaulting to violent fights that don't quite fit with the film's overall lightness.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company CKF Pictures
Release Date Apr 1, 2016
Duration 1 h 34 m
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Awards

International Chinese Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
China Film Director's Guild Awards
• 2 Nominations

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