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Release Date:
February 1, 2013
Original Title:
大尾鱸鰻
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Polyface Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
TW: TW
Runtime: 98
David Loman, a simple country bumpkin who accidentally becomes a big boss in the criminal underworld. A decade passes, and life seems to go on as usual - solving daily problems for locals and receiving "protection fees" - until one day a deity tells David through a medium that he needs to find a double to avoid a catastrophe. Panicky, the boss seeks help from Old Ho, who agrees to pass as David for a few days, but is assassinated when attending a gathering with fellow gangsters.
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Director:
Chiu Li-Kwan
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