The Rookies

"They got the best, she recruited the rest."

2019 1h 53m ZH

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 52

ActionAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Extreme sport lover Zhou Feng got involved in an international illegal trade by accident. So he had to follow an international special agent Bruce to Budapest. Together with a crappy police officer Miao Yan, a non-professional scientist Ding Shan and an unemployed doctor LV, they became an amateur unit. In company with the senior agent Bruce, these four rookies started a fight with the terrorists that was both thrilling and hilarious.

“They got the best, she recruited the rest.”

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Cast

Milla Jovovich
Bruce
Darren Wang
Zhao Feng
Sandrine Pinna
Miao Yan
Timmy Xu
Ding Shan
Liu Meitong
LV
Xiao Zhan
Xiao Feng
David Lee McInnis
Puño de Hierro
Bernadett Ostorházi
Scarlet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Yuen Kam-Lun
Writers: Kennedy Xu, Alan Yuen Kam-Lun
Languages: Hungarian, Turkish, Mandarin, English
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hungarian, Turkish, Mandarin, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Yuen Kam-Lun, shot by Ng Man-Ching. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Dong-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Milla Jovovich and Darren Wang and Sandrine Pinna carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They got the best, she recruited the rest.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7773340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Yuen Kam-Lun directs. Ng Man-Ching behind the camera. Lee Dong-jun scores. Produced in China. Dialogue in Hungarian, Turkish, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hungarian, Turkish, Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Alan Yuen Kam-Lun, shot by Ng Man-Ching. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lee Dong-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Milla Jovovich and Darren Wang and Sandrine Pinna carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They got the best, she recruited the rest.".
7IMDB entry: tt7773340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.