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Johnny Keep Walking!

2023 · 117 min

A breezy, feel-good satire that turns office absurdity into a warm underdog story with a rousing musical finale.

Directed by
Dong Runnian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Dong Chengpeng, Bai Ke, Sabrina Zhuang
Overview
A simple technician at a rural factory is mistakenly promoted to a high-level managerial position at corporate headquarters due to a series of clerical errors and a bribery scheme gone wrong.

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Directed by
Dong Runnian
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Dong Chengpeng, Bai Ke, Sabrina Zhuang
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • corruption
  • work
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Dong Runnian
Written by
Ying Luojia, Dong Runnian
Starring
Dong Chengpeng, Bai Ke, Sabrina Zhuang, Wang Xun, Sun Yizhou, Li Naiwen, Ouyang Fenqiang, Li Fei
Music
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Cinematography
Xie Zhengyu
Runtime
117 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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