A fraudster, his disciple, and a human lie detector walk into a con—what could go wrong?
A professional fraudster Zuo Nan and his disciple Ma Hou meet up with Ma Xiaofan, a lie detector and real "scumbag",
Acting
Ma Li's deadpan lie detector vs Wen Zhang's sweaty fraudster.
Writing
Tight three-way power flips keep the con fresh.
Director
Yang Yuanhan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film riffs on China's 2020s 'anti-fraud' public campaigns, making scammers oddly sympathetic antiheroes.
Ma Li and Wen Zhang previously starred together in the hit 'Mojin: The Lost Legend'—this reunites them for far smaller stakes.
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