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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.2M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Lost in Thailand
"On a wild road trip, three men find inner peace in the city that never sleeps."
2012 1h 45m ZH
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6.4TMDB Β· 142
ComedyAdventureDrama
Synopsis
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The story of two rival business managers, Xu and Bo, who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured.
βOn a wild road trip, three men find inner peace in the city that never sleeps.β
Cast
Wang Baoqiang
Wang Bao
Xu Zheng
Xu Lang
Huang Bo
Gao Bo
Tao Hong
An'an
Fan Bingbing
Self
Xie Nan
Lili
Saichia Wongwirot
Boxer in Temple
Chen Zhixi
Airline Stewardess
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Xu Zheng
- Writers
- Ding Ding, Shu Huan
- Languages
- Mandarin, English, Thai
- Countries
- China, Thailand
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Grossed $208M β a 94.5Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Thai.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: China, Thailand.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Lost Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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CAST
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Xu Zheng, shot by Song Xiaofei. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Xu Zheng directs. Song Xiaofei behind the camera. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, Thailand. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, Thai.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.2M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Grossed $208M β a 94.5Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
- 3Released 14 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Thai.
- 5International production across 2 countries: China, Thailand.
- 6Part of the "Lost Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 7Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 8Directed by Xu Zheng, shot by Song Xiaofei. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 9Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng and Huang Bo carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "On a wild road trip, three men find inner peace in the city that never sleeps.".
- 11IMDB entry: tt2459022 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Song Xiaofei
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,200,000
- Box office
- $208,000,000
- Return
- 9455% of budget
- Original language
- ZH
Part of
Lost Collection
Also by
Xu Zheng
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- EN
Enlight Pictures
CN
Key crew
- ProducerLi Xiaoping
- ProducerLiu Ruifang
- ProducerXing Aina
- ProducerWang Changtian
- ProducerTian Tian
- ProducerChen Zhixi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- thailand
- chiang mai
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-12-12
Also known as
International titles
- δΊΊε¨ε§ι2CN
- ζ³°ε§CN
- Lost in ThailandUS
- Ren zai jiong tu: Tai jiongCN
