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Some Content Not Suitable For Children. Contains Nudity and strong Sexual Content Cho Jae Hyun (Moebius) portrays a hunchback mortician who takes great pride in his profession. He works diligently on his craft and interacts with the deceased in a world full of grotesque misery. Adopted as a child, he has endured abuse, disdain and severe ailments his whole life, and the weight of his burden is made heavier by a younger brother (Park Ji Ah, Breath) who yearns to be a woman.

On the morning of a certain Tuesday, a mysterious “death race” is suddenly announced on television. Viewers are enthralled by the excitement of the competition, with participants getting knocked out of the race one after another in unpredictable ways. Meanwhile, survivors refer to a certain guide book for tips on how to succeed. Viewers remain oblivious to the real reason people are participating in such a deadly event—each has fallen into a cruel trap while trying to protect the ones they love.

The story is narrated by Lin Yi (Lin Gengxin, “Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon”), who, at the pic’s start in 2013, appears to be living every Chinese person’s American dream as a New York IT exec. When he receives the wedding invitation of his old flame Xiaozhi (Zhou Dongyu), he returns to Beijing for the first time in 10 years. Back at primary school in 1993, transfer student Xiaozhi (Zhang Zifeng, a dead ringer for Zhou), is assigned to sit next to Lin (Li Jiacheng, cheeky), initiating a meet-cute sweet enough to rot your teeth. (Lin’s boyish gallantry guarantees brownie points from distaff audiences.)