| Mr. Six | |||||||||
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| Director: | Guan Hu | ||||||||
| Producer: | Wang Zhonglei | ||||||||
| Music: | Peng Dou | ||||||||
| Cinematography: | Pan Lou | ||||||||
| Editing: | Wen Zhang | ||||||||
| Studio: | Huayi Brothers &<br />Taihe Film Investment | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 136 minutes[1] | ||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||
| Gross: | [2] [3] | ||||||||
Mr. Six (previously known as Fading Wave) is a 2015 Chinese crime drama film directed by Guan Hu and written by Dong Runnian. It stars Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Qing, Li Yifeng and Kris Wu.[4] The film closed the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in an out-of-competition screening.[5] Mr. Six was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] Mr. Six was released on 24 December 2015 in China.
On 22 November 2015, Feng Xiaogang, won the Best Actor Award at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for his performance in Mr. Six.[7]
Mr. Six tells of a 50-or-so-year-old street punk called "Mr. Six" who has reigned over the Beijing streets as the neighbourhood kingpin for many years. One day, he learns his son Xiaobo ("Little Bo") is in dispute with a well-connected young street-racing gang leader, Xiaofei. Mr. Six steps up to help defend him. He attempts to settle the debts of his son by relying on his old school rules and by the help of his old friends. Though things do not go as expected, Mr. Six and his son are in deep trouble. Meanwhile, he is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. In his attempt to stand by his principle, he wages war against the opposing group. Mr. Six's old gang members who are in different places come to join with him where Mr. Six were unfortunately die in the midst of the fight due to his terminal diseases. In the end, the son is shown well and running an open-bar as he promised. His gang members are bailed out from jail by their own group influence. The opposing gang members' leader were arrested after the news about his corrupted family is exposed.[8]
Principal photography commenced in late November 2014[5] in Beijing[10] and ended in February 2015. On 12 December 2014, Feng Xiaogang, Liu Hua, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Zhonglei, Guan Hu, Li Yifeng, Xu Qing, Liang Jing, and Kris Wu attended the opening ceremony.[11]
The film grossed on its opening weekend in China and went on to take the top spot during the Holiday period. It grossed $139 million overall.[12]
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes | |
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| Best Picture | Mr. Six | ||||
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| Best Actor | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | |||||
| Best Supporting Actress | |||||
| Best Cinematography | Luo Pan | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Guan Hu, Dong Runnian | ||||
| Best Actor | |||||
| Best Film | Mr. Six | ||||
| Best Director | |||||
| Best Actor | |||||
| Best Actor | [13] | ||||
| Organizing Committee Award | Mr. Six | ||||
| Best Film | |||||
| Best Director | |||||
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| Best Supporting Actor | |||||
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| Best Film | Mr. Six | [14] | |||
| Best Director | |||||
| 12th Chinese American Film Festival | Golden Angel Award Film | Mr. Six | [15] | ||
| Best Actress | Xu Qing | ||||
| 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Film | Mr. Six | |||
| Best Director | Guan Hu | ||||
| Best Actor | Feng Xiaogang | ||||
| Best Cinematographer | Luo Pan | ||||
| Mr. Six | [16] [17] | ||||
| Guan Hu, Dong Runnian | |||||
| Best Original Music Score | Dou Peng | ||||
| 36th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Mr. Six |