Gone with the Bullets (Chinese: 一步之遥) is a 2014 Chinese film directed by Jiang Wen and also starring Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Yun and Shu Qi.[4] Production started on location in Beijing at the China Film Group studio in Huairou on October 2, 2013.[5] Production wrapped before the Chinese New Year holiday.[2] The film was released on December 18, 2014.[6] A version, which was 22 minutes shorter, was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][7]
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 Gone with the Bullets theatrical poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 一步之遙 |
| Simplified Chinese | 一步之遥 |
| Literal meaning | A step too far |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yībù zhī yáo |
| Directed by | Jiang Wen |
| Written by | Jiang Wen Guo Junli Wang Shuo Liao Yimei Shu Ping Yan Yunfei Sun Yu Sun Rui Yu Yanlin |
| Produced by | Ma Ke |
| Starring | Jiang Wen Ge You Zhou Yun Shu Qi |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes 118 minutes (international)[1] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | 300 million yuan (US$48.8 million)[2] |
| Box office | US$83.33 million[3] |
This film is the second part of Jiang Wen's gangster Beiyang trilogy with Let the Bullets Fly and Hidden Man.[8][9][10]
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.[11]
Plot
editThe film is set in 1920s Shanghai, surrounding a beauty pageant.[2]
Cast
edit- Jiang Wen as Ma Zouri
- Ge You as Xiang Feitian
- Shu Qi as Wan Yanying
- Zhou Yun
- Wen Zhang
- Wang Zhiwen
- Hung Huang
- Harrison Liu
- Na Ying
- Liu Sola
- Niu Ben
Box office
editBy January 9, 2015, the film had earned ¥511.14 million at the Chinese box office.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Elley, Derek (16 January 2016). "Review: Gone with the Bullets (2014)". Sino-Cinema. WordPress. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Gone With the Bullets set for 18 Dec release". filmbiz.asia. 2014-03-06. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Weekly box office". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06.
- ^ "一步之遥Gone With The Bullets (2014)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "Jiang Wen's Gone with the Bullets Begins Principal Photography". comingsoon.net. 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "Bullets opens after clearing China censorship". Film Business Asia. 2014-12-18. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
- ^ "Jafar Panahi's New Film in Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "姜文谈《一步之遥》 故事源自北洋阎瑞生案" [Jiang Wen talks about "One Step Away" The story is based on the Beiyang Yan Ruisheng case] (in Chinese). NetEase Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ IMAX China (June 20, 2018). "Jiang Wen's Hidden Man to be Released in IMAX Theatres Across China on July 13". Beijing: PR Newswire Asia Ltd. PR Newswire. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Elley, Derek (30 August 2018). "Review: Hidden Man (2018)". Sino-Cinema. WordPress. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Clifford Coonan (May 14, 2015). "Chinese Group Slams 'Gone With The Bullets' for Too Much Smoking". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "一步之遥（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved January 10, 2015.
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