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Monkey King (2016)
Director: Oliver Rihs
Cast: Hans-Jochen Wagner, Samuel Finzi, Oliver Korittke, Marc Hosemann
Runtime98 min
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Wolfi is in his mid-40s and wants to revisit the good old days with his three best buddies in the Provence, where life is good. Little does he realize that his old chums are in the middle of growing up for real, bringing their wives and kids and all their everyday family problems too.
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While details on the critical reception of this film are limited, the 2016 comedy 'Monkey King' directed by Oliver Rihs appears to be a lighthearted exploration of mature friendships and the challenges of growing up. The film does not seem to have received major awards recognition, and information on its public reception, such as IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes ratings, is unavailable.
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Fans of quirky, offbeat comedies will enjoy the 2016 Monkey King directed by Oliver Rihs, featuring a hilarious performance from Samuel Finzi as a middle-aged man trying to recapture his carefree youth with his friends, only to discover they've all grown up in their own ways.
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Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. In the novel, Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven, he is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. Five hundred years later, he accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang riding on the White Dragon Horse and two other disciples, Zhu Bajie and Sha Heshang, on a journey to obtain Buddhist sutras, known as the West or Western Paradise, where Buddha and his followers dwell.
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