Blind Shaft (2003)

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92 min - Crime | Drama - 1 October 2003 (France)

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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 1,327 users Metascore: 78/100
Reviews: 20 user | 33 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com

Two Chinese coal miners have hit upon the perfect scam: murder one of their fellow mine workers, make the death look like an accident... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Qiang Li	...	Song Jinming (as Yi Xiang Li)
	Baoqiang Wang	...	Yuan Fengming
	Shuangbao Wang	...	Tang Zhaoyang
	Jing Ai	...	Xiao Hong
	Zhenjiang Bao	...	First boss
	Sun Wei	...	Tang Zhaoxia
	Jun Zhao	...	Miss Ma
	Yining Wang	...	Mamasan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Li Cao
	Yang Cao
	Zhimei Dong
	Changwen Jan
	Yan Li
	Zhenji Liu
	Yongan Mao

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Two Chinese coal miners have hit upon the perfect scam: murder one of their fellow mine workers, make the death look like an accident, and extort money from the boss to keep the incident hushed up. For their latest "mark," they choose a naive teenager from a small village, and as they prepare to carry out their newest plan, things start to get complicated... Written by Verbal-17

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Crime | Drama

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Country:

China | Germany | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin (only a few words)

Release Date:

1 October 2003 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Blindgangen See more »

Filming Locations:

Yi Ma District, Henan, China

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,550 (USA) (8 February 2004) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$33,272 (USA) (11 April 2004)

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Bronze Age Films, Tag Spledour and Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min | Argentina: 95 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Based on Mainland Chinese writer Xingang Liu's short novel "Shen Mu" (Sacred Wood). The French translation of it is titled as its film adaptation, "Le puits aveugle". See more »

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Referenced in Telma demain (2005) See more »

Blind Shaft (2003)
Mang jing (original title)

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