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A man plans murder over a breakup. The catch? He can't find the guy.
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La Mort du Chinois (1998)

cringe comedymidlife spiralawkward revenge

Overview

Comedy

Michel, a children's book author, has always been successful in life until the day his wife leaves him for a Chinese person. Planning on killing his rival, he starts looking for them.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

José Garcia commits fully to pathetic; you hate to love him.

Writing

Satire so sharp it cuts through its own cringe factor.

Best for:Streaming: Late night when you want to feel better about your own bad decisions.·Solo: Nobody else needs to witness you laughing at this.
Heads up:Triggers: Casual racism played for laughs then dissected; not always comfortable.
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Director

Jean-Louis Benoît

ReleasedJun 24, 1998
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Blue Films

Top Cast

José Garcia

José Garcia

Michel Passepont

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Gérard

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Lise

François Berléand

François Berléand

Inspector Chevalot

François Morel

François Morel

Thierry Berges

Paul Minthe

Paul Minthe

Alain

Laurent Stocker

Laurent Stocker

Serge

Valérie Bonneton

Valérie Bonneton

Flo

Catherine Samie

Catherine Samie

Jocelyne

Sylvie Joly

Sylvie Joly

Bar owner

Bing Yin

Bing Yin

Tong

Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

Bekate, nurse

Pascal Ternisien

Pascal Ternisien

Philippe

Emmanuel Quatra

Emmanuel Quatra

Guitarist Zeng

Thierry Bosc

Thierry Bosc

Bartender

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Deep Dive

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Cultural

Part of a 1990s French comedy wave examining casual racism through absurdism, though it lands differently post-2010s discourse.

Trivia

The film's title became controversial years later; director Benoît defended it as intentionally provocative, not descriptive.

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