Sharpshooter (2021)
- Original title
- 狙击手
- Directed by
- Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This war film follows a Chinese sniper during the Korean War. It focuses on his tactical duel with enemy forces and the personal cost of his mission.
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What happens
Sniper or Snipers (Chinese: 狙击手) is a 2022 Chinese war film directed by Zhang Yimou and his daughter Zhang Mo and starring Zhang Yu, Chen Yongsheng, and Zhang Yi. The film is based on a fictionalized account of the real life story of Zhang Taofang, a Chinese sniper fighting American soldiers in the Korean War. The film premiered in China on 1 February 2022, to commemorate PLA Day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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