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1 October 2003 (France) morePlot:
Two Chinese coal miners have hit upon the perfect scam: murder one of their fellow mine workers, make the death look like an accident... more | add synopsisAwards:
12 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
Mao is rolling in his grave - "Goodfellas" on a small scale moreCast
(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 | |||
| Zhenji Liu | |||
| Yan Li | |||
| Yongan Mao | |||
| Walhua Nie | |||
| Haiying Sun | |||
| Qincen Sun | |||
| Haiman Wu | |||
| Xin Xu | |||
| Sengyi Yue | |||
| Hongqiang Zhang | |||
| Lulu Zhang | |||
| Hong Zhao | |||
| Lei Zhi | |||
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Also Known As:
Blind Shaft (International: English title)Blinder Schacht (Germany)
Hei xue: Black Snow
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92 min | Argentina:95 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)Language:
MandarinColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | Norway:11Filming Locations:
Yi Ma District, Henan Province, ChinaFun Stuff
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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". moreFAQ
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"Blind Shaft" is a good/great film about two con men. One of the con men is more vicious than the other, and has lost all feelings for other human beings. The other less-vicious con man still has some pangs of conscience, but both will do whatever it takes to survive.
This is like a small "Goodfellas" in that the two crooks, and the mine bosses they work for, are corrupt, and have no qualms about criminally exploited those around them. They live in a world of crime, and act accordingly. The Chinese street scenes ring with authenticity, no Westerners are present, this the China that hundreds of millions of Chinese see every day - poor, impoverished, corrupt, desperate, where the Communist party has long since abandoned Communism, and Socialism is just an empty slogan.
Nevertheless, there are good, compassionate people in this cynical environment. This film is really about one man's "redemption", the less negative of the two con man, and his realization that his destructive path in life is wrong. I'm writing cryptically because I don't want to spoil what the con is, I recommend this film highly, and I think it will play just as well on the small screen as on the large. See it on the big screen or DVD, but just see it!