Mr. Donkey

Mr. Donkey is a 2016 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Zhou Shen and Liu Lu and starring Ren Suxi, Da Li, Liu Shuailiang, Pei Kuishan, Ke Runa, Han Yanbo, Bu Guanjin and Wang Kun.[2] It was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media and Huaxia Film Distribution on October 28, 2016.[1]

Mr. Donkey
Poster
Chinese驢得水
Directed byZhou Shen
Liu Lu
StarringRen Suxi
Da Li
Liu Shuailiang
Pei Kuishan
Ke Runa
Han Yanbo
Bu Guanjin
Wang Kun
Production
companies
Beijing Sili Media
Beijing Happy Twist Film
Tianjin Maoyan Media
Bei Jing Ying Xing Tian Xia Culture Communication[1]
Distributed byTianjin Maoyan Media
Huaxia Film Distribution[1]
Release date
  • October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeCN¥173 million[1]

Plot

A rural school is using a nonexistent teacher's salary to feed a water mule. This state of affairs, is however, endangered by an unexpected arrival of an inspector. He turns out to be looking for region's best teacher, eligible for American benefactor Ross' grant. A handyman repairing school's only bell is then dressed up and passed of as an English teacher, he is given a name Lǘ De Shui, almost same as the Donkey (驴 Lǘ) called 的水 (De Shui). Luckily, the inspector knows no more English than the word "OK," hence the teachers celebrate receiving first 30000 yuan of grant money. However, to make the superstitious repairman undergo the feared process of taking a photograph, the female teacher, Yi Man, decides to sleep with him, making his lovesick colleague, Gui Shan, jealous. After being refused by Yi Man, Gui Shan spends grant money on expensive items such as a fur coat, and refuses to pledge in to build a new class room, as opposed to everybody else. Just before the inspector is going to come back again with Mr. Ross, repairman and her wife run in the school, the latter looking for the woman, with whom her husband had cheated. The repairman should not be seen by Mr. Ross, who is definitely able to tell him from an English speaker, therefore Yi Man reveals herself to lure the couple out, and gravely insults the handyman to make him lose feelings. When the inspector arrives, turns out he had been stealing 70000 yuan every month, and that Ross wants absolutely has to see Lu De Shui, the fake teacher. He comes in by himself, only agreeing to meet Ross if Yi Man is fired. Everybody convinces him to lower his demands, and he agrees to swap firing for insulting and cutting Yi Man's hair short, which is performed with great sorrow by the present, except for Gui Shan, who clearly enjoys calling his former beloved a dirty slut. In the end Yi Man commits suicide, and school's stablehand leaves with Ross for USA.

Cast
  • Ren Suxi as Zhang Yiman[2]
  • Da Li as Principal Sun[2]
  • Liu Shuailiang as Tienan[2]
  • Pei Kuishan as Pei Kuishan[2]
  • Ke Runa[2]
  • Han Yanbo[2]
  • Bu Guanjin as Sun Jia[2]
  • Wang Kun[2]

Reception

The film grossed CN¥173.053 million at the Chinese box office.[1]

Awards and nominations
Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
17th Chinese Film Media Awards[3]Best ActressRen SuxiNominated
Best New PerformerNominated

References
  1. "驴得水（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. "驴得水 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "第17届华语电影传媒盛典公布提名名单". Mtime (in Chinese). August 29, 2017.


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