Animal World

(2018)

★ 7 IMDb · 265 votes

Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Year: 2018

Runtime: 130 мин

Country: China

Director: 韩延

Cast: Ли И Фэн, Майкл Дуглас, 周冬雨, 曹炳琨, 王戈, 苏可, 吳彥姝, 姚安濂, 雷汉, Li Yijuan

Plot

Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.

Muddling along without any aim, the hero Zheng Kaisi accomplishes nothing and is in debt of several millions because of borrowing money from friends. In order to pay the debt, he boards a ship called "Destiny" to attend a mysterious gambling party at the instigation of someone. Once he wins, his debts can be canceled.The game rule seems very simple. Participants shall take pokers marked with "rock, paper, and scissors" as props for seizing the star sign of the opponent. However, in the face of a group of desperate gamblers, any little flaw can be utilized in the game.