Gone with the Bullets (2014)

Original title

一步之遥

Directed by

Jiang Wen

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

G

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 75 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a 2014 action comedy from China set during the 1920s. It follows a playboy who becomes the prime suspect in a murder. The story involves a beauty pageant and a rivalry for a woman's affection.

action-packedcomedicover-the-topfast-pacedchaoticstylizedwhimsical

What happens

Gone with the Bullets (Chinese: 一步之遥) is a 2014 action comedy film directed by Jiang Wen. The film is co-produced by China, United States, and Hong Kong. It stars Jiang, Ge You, Zhou Yun and Shu Qi. Production started on location in Beijing at the China Film Group studio in Huairou on October 2, 2013. Production wrapped before the Chinese New Year holiday. The film was released on December 18, 2014. A version, which was 22 minutes shorter, was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. This film is the second part of Jiang Wen's gangster Beiyang trilogy with Let the Bullets Fly and Hidden Man. The film was named 2014's "smokiest movie" by an anti-smoking group in China, featuring 45 smoking scenes in all, equivalent to someone smoking every 3.1 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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