A Cool Fish

A Cool Fish is a 2018 Chinese comedy drama film directed and co-written by Rao Xiaozhi, and starring Chen Jianbin, Ren Suxi, Pan Binlong, and Zhang Yu. The film tells the story of several nobodies, including a cop-turned-security guard Ma Xiaoyong, his sister Ma Jiaqi, and two thieves Li Haigen and Hu Guangsheng. The film premiered in China on November 16, 2018. Plot In a seemingly normal day in a small mountain town, a pair of lowly robbers, a destitute security guard, a physically handicapped but tough-tongued woman, as well as a series of minor characters living on different tracks of society are being thrown together by mistake, because of a lost old gun and robbery occurring that day. Scene of absurd comedy and cause and effect tragedy ensue. Cast Chen Jianbin as Ma Xianyong, a cop-turned-security guard on the construction site. Ren Suxi as Ma Jiaqi, younger sister of Ma Xianyong, a quadriplegic. Pan Binlong as Li Haigen, nicknamed Big Head, thief. Zhang Yu as Hu Guangsheng, nicknamed Bra (short for Cobra), thief. Ma Yinyin as Zhenzhen, a masseuse. Wang Yanhui as Gao Ming, a bankrupt real estate developer. Cheng Yi as Liu Wenhong, Gao Ming's lover. Ning Huanyu as Gao Xiang, Gao Ming's son. Lu Kung-wei as Wang Shuncai, Ma Jiaqi's landlord. Deng Enxi as Ma Yiyi, Ma Xianyong's daughter. Fan Xiang as Ren Xiaochong, police captain. Xie Bo as Bo Zai.