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

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)

Trailer

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