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The Missing Gun
(2002)
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| Wen Jiang | ... |
Ma Shan
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Nina Huang Fan | ... |
Ma Juan
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| Shi Liang | ... |
Zhou Xiao Gang
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Xiaoning Liu |
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Jing Ning | ... |
Li Xiao-meng
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Yujuan Wu | ... |
Han Xiaoyun
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Wei Xiaoping |
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Pan Yong |
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In a province in China, Detective Ma Shan wakes up on the day after the wedding party of his sister Ma Juan and finds that his gun with three bullets is missing. Ma Shan drank too much in the party and does not recall what might have happen with his weapon. He falls in disgrace with his superiors and investigates who might have stolen the gun. When his former sweetheart Li Xiaomeng is found dead with a shot of his weapon, he becomes the prime suspect. When the police force arrests his acquaintance Zhou Xiaogang, he discloses that Li Xiaomeng was accidentally killed since his friend was the real target of the murderer. Ma Shan uses Zhou Xiaogang as a bait to lure and arrest the criminal an retrieve his missing gun. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
ChinaLanguage:
MandarinRelease Date:
31 October 2002 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
The Missing Gun See more »Company Credits
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China Film Group, Huayi Brothers Advertising, Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd. See more »
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Don't look for HK type action, this is a close look at a different culture through one man's eyes.
The man in question is a Chinese police officer who has, through drunken carelessness, lost his gun, an unpardonable offense.
A carefully structured and paced film, not without some amusing moments, but for the most part a whodunnit more than anything else.
The camera work is brilliant, some of the sequences are fantastic, in fact I wonder if anyone can tell me if they have ever seen the opening technique use anywhere else, (I think what was done was, to mount the camera and drive forward while the camera films from the POV looking out the back and then the film was played backwards, GREAT effect!), it is similar to effects seen before, I.E. the opening sequence in Killing Zoe, but more dizzying.
Really nice movie and with a terrific ending, someone should remake this film. I watched it alone one night and rented again a week later to watch again with my wife.
Now you go watch it!