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Plot Summary:
Liu Junjie lives in the world of filthy and disease infested sectors known as Caihong City. Having lost his kidneys when he was a child to a mysterious organ market organization, he is confined to a wheelchair and an improvised dialysis machine of his own design. His only chance of recovery is to prove his exceptional genius to the Furui City Committee - the leaders of the rich neighboring metropolis. Liu Junjie has a chance of becoming a Furui citizen if he completes a perfect virtual replica of Caihong City - a Supertask delegated by the committee. However, Liu Junjie's virtual map has a glitch! To find out what - or who- this glitch could be, Liu Junjie and his friends, a crazy homeless Russian named Serioja and a depressed Romanian prostitute named Lavinia, put the map to the test and embark on a journey to unravel the city's darkest and most well kept secrets. But after centuries of sprawl and decay, the city has become a vast labyrinth of strange denizens and characters- mapping.
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Country: USA, China
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IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 751
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
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IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 467
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 320
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IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 681
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 1.7
IMDB Votes: 419
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 502
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 721
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IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 22
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IMDB Rating: 4.0
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 303
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IMDB Votes: 345
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 381
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 642
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IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 705
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