A brick to the face has never been this funny. Andy Lau cameos as... a brick?
Ao's parents work overseas, leaving Ao with his grandfather. Ao runs away and meets Lan, a girl on the run from kidnappers. With the bad guys on their heels, they must head toward Lan's home.
Acting
Wang Yiming's barely-contained rage carries every frame.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI physical comedy hits harder than it should.
Director
Huang Lei
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andy Lau reportedly took the 'Brick' role as a favor to first-time director Huang Lei, filming his entire part in four hours.
The film satirizes China's property bubble and 'ant tribe' millennials — the brick violence reads as working-class frustration made literal.
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