Mr. Donkey
2016 1h 51m movie Film China

Mr. Donkey

驴得水

Synopsis

驴得水

From the same team that brought you “Goodbye Mr Loser” comes the hilarious dark comedy "Mr Donkey". In order to pay for the donkey that brings them water, a countryside village registers it as a teacher at its local school. But when the charity group that funds the school visits for an inspection, the village has to find ways to hide their secret.

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The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mr. Donkey premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
42
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #394 of 946 China films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Comedy productions specifically: #87 of 214 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Fun Age Pictures
Runtime 1h 51m
Release Date October 28, 2016
IMDb tt6167014
Official Site www.ChinaLionFilm.com

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