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'Wolf Warrior 2': big screen hit

The sequel to the 2015 hit Wolf Warrior was released on the Chinese mainland on July 27 and made 1.7 billion yuan ($253 million) in revenue in the first five days. Popular review portal Douban gave the movie 7.5 out of 10 thanks to the action sequences.

The film, which features actor Wu Jing in multiple roles besides director and star, is set in an unnamed African country facing a civil war. Wu plays Leng Feng, a former Chinese special forces operative, who fights a US mercenary and blood-thirsty soldiers.

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