Lucky Dog 2008

Synopsis:

A middle-aged man sets out to find a new career when he learns he's picked the wrong time to retire in this gentle comedy-drama from China. Wang Kangmei (Fan Wei) is a good-humored working stuff who after four decades as an engineer for the Chinese railway has taken early retirement. Wang's timing was less than ideal, as his wife (Cheng Shubo) falls ill and ends up in the hospital shortly after Wang's leaves his job. But Wang is a cheerful and quietly patriotic man who believes that the government will do the right thing for him and that he'll be able to find work if he tries. Wang's father (Cheng Shubo) isn't so confident, but that doesn't stop Wang from spending the day pursuing various sorts of employment, from operating a bicycle-cab to auditioning for an opera company.

Directed by: Zhang Meng
Written by: Zhang Meng
Release date: 2008-01-04
Cast:
Fan Wei
Fan Wei
王抗美 
Tian Yu
Tian Yu
姑爷 
Zhang Jibo
Zhang Jibo
 
Ge Yunping
Ge Yunping
 
Xiaoping Guan
Xiaoping Guan
 
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