One Night in Supermarket

One Night in Supermarket

Year: 2009

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: Chinese

CrimeComedy

A supermarket employees plots revenge against his bosses who refused to pay out a winning lottery ticket.

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Timeline & Setting – One Night in Supermarket (2009)

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Time period

Night (overnight shift)

The events take place during one long night on the overnight shift. Fluorescent lights hum as tension mounts and plans collapse. The setting turns into a pressure cooker where greed, fear, and improvisation drive the characters' choices.

Location

Wang Wang Supermarket

Inside the 24-hour Wang Wang Supermarket, the action unfolds over a single night. The bright fluorescent aisles and a soundproof back room become a claustrophobic stage for a chaotic power struggle. Shoppers, staff, and criminals collide as the routine store becomes an adrenaline-fueled theater of greed and wit.

🕒 Night shift 🏪 24-hour supermarket 🌃 Urban setting

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Main Characters – One Night in Supermarket (2009)

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Li Junwei (Qiao Renliang)

Bespectacled nerd who works the night shift and becomes an unwilling participant in the store's crisis. He is cautious and observant, using wit to navigate escalating chaos and to document events as they unfold.

🧠 Nerd 🗺️ Resourceful 🤝 Loyal

Tang Xiaolian (Li Xiaolu)

A pretty, quick-thinking clerk who becomes entangled in the robber's plan. She uncovers personal tensions, forms a wary connection with Li, and demonstrates resilience under pressure.

💃 Charismatic 🧭 Observant 💖 Courageous

He Sanshui (Xu Zheng)

Lottery addict and the mastermind behind the hold-up, determined to reclaim a ¥9500 prize. He is impulsive and ruthless, using a stun gun and charm to impose his will on the others.

💰 Desperate 🧪 Reckless 🗡️ Calculated

Wang Sufen (Landlady) (Yang Qing)

Owner of the supermarket who returns during the chaos and becomes a target. Her actions and reactions reveal how power shifts can swap quickly in a high-takes hostage scenario.

🏠 Owner 🥊 Assertive 🕊️ Defensive

Lun Tai (Wang Dongfang)

Dimwitted cousin of He Sanshui who enters the store as part of the attempted crime. His clumsy, impulsive behavior adds slapstick tension to the tense situation.

🤪 Comic 🧭 Dimwitted 🧱 Impulsive

Bandit (Zhang Jiayi)

Gun-toting robber who arrives to recover a diamond left in the ice. His hostage situation catalyzes the movie's climax and tests the group’s fragile cooperation.

🪪 Hostage 🗡️ Menacing 🪙 Ruthless

Zhu Liao (Zhao Yingjun)

Li Junwei’s goofy roommate who storms in wearing pantyhose and a knife, only to be quickly subdued. His comic missteps contribute to the film’s chaotic humor.

😂 Comedic 🃏 Foolhardy 🧩 Interfering

Policeman (Li Wei Jian)

A shopper-turned-officer who secretly coordinates the rescue and ultimately helps Tang, though he himself is shot in the process. His presence underlines the social response to the crisis.

👮 Authority 🛡️ Protector 🕯️ Tragic

Yaozi (Ye Qian)

The store's delivery man who wakes in the chaos and briefly contributes to the effort to subdue the bandit. His calm presence contrasts with others’ panic.

🚚 Delivery 🧊 Quiet 🧭 Helpful

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Major Themes – One Night in Supermarket (2009)

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💸 Desperation

Desperation fuels the robbery and the characters’ schemes, with He Sanshui's ¥9500 goal driving most decisions. The tension leans into farce as plans repeatedly derail. The narrative uses humor to expose how greed can eclipse empathy in a confined space.

🏪 Confinement

The supermarket becomes a closed world—a makeshift prison where the back room's soundproofing amplifies fear and paranoia. Staff, customers, and criminals are forced into uneasy alliances and quick improvisations. The setting strips away outside norms, revealing vulnerable human moments under pressure.

🎭 Satire

The film satirizes modern consumer culture, turning a routine store into a theater of absurd bargains and petty crimes. The 50% discount ploy and the diamond-in-the-ice chase puncture pretensions about money and status. Through its comic chaos, it critiques how easily people are drawn into performance and profit.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 18:13

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