A Chinese film has been honoured with the Venice Film Festival closing screening. 'Mr. Six' - otherwise known as 'Lao Pao Er'- is an action comedy about an aging street bully estranged from his son. Directed by Guan Hu, the film comes to China this Christmas.

"Mr. Six" premieres as Venice Film Festival closing film

In his day, Mr Six was a local kingpin of the streets, but in his twilight years lives a lonely existence in a hutong. Diagnosed with heart disease, he yearns to see his long-estranged son, Bobby, but can't put aside his pride to connect with him again.

Perversely, his chance comes when Bobby is kidnapped by a group of rich kids, who humiliate Mr. Six when he tries to reason with them. He responds by summoning his old gang to apply some old-fashioned tactics to get Bobby back, teaching the young kids some important lessons in manhood.

"Mr. Six" premieres as Venice Film Festival closing film

Playing the title role is Feng Xiaogang, himself a famous director. He identifies with his character's embrace of values once upheld by people in Beijing.

The next outing for "Mr Six" comes at the Toronto Film Festival. Screening in China is scheduled for December the 24th this year.

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