China Salesman
China Salesman (Chinese: 中国推销员), also known as Deadly Contract and Tribal Warfare, is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written and directed by Tan Bing. The film stars Li Dongxue and features Mike Tyson and Steven Seagal. It was released in China on 16 June 2017.
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Directed by | Tan Bing |
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Distributed by | TriCoast Worldwide |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | China |
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Budget | USD$20 million[1] |
Box office | USD$1.5 million[2] |
Plot
Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer volunteers to go to North Africa and help the company he works for to win a competition. The winner can own the right to control the communication between south and north. French spy Michael is ordered to go to the North Africa and win the competition, so that France can control the mineral resources of Africa. He hires the best mercenary in Africa, Lauder, and a former general, Kabbah, to help him. Yan discovers their conspiracy, and is the only one who can stop them.
Cast
- Li Dongxue as Yan Jian
- Mike Tyson as Kabbah
- Janicke Askevold as Susanna
- Li Ai as Ruan Ling
- Eriq Ebouaney as Sheik Asaid
- Steven Seagal as Lauder
- Zijian Wang as Zheng Ming
- Anthony Gavard as ONU Officer
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 2.13/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 14 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[4]
References
- McNary, Dave (12 January 2018). "Film News Roundup: Mike Tyson's 'China Salesman' Bought for North America". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "China Salesman (Zhong Guo Tui Xiao Yuan)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "China Salesman (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "China Salesman Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 June 2018.