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Blind Shaft

Original title: Mang jing
  • 2003
  • Unrated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.8K
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Blind Shaft (2003)
CrimeDrama

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 hus... Read allTwo 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... Read allTwo 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...

  • Director
    • Yang Li
  • Writers
    • Yang Li
    • Liu Qingbang
  • Stars
    • Yixiang Li
    • Baoqiang Wang
    • Shuangbao Wang
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yang Li
    • Writers
      • Yang Li
      • Liu Qingbang
    • Stars
      • Yixiang Li
      • Baoqiang Wang
      • Shuangbao Wang
    • 21User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 8 nominations

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    Yixiang Li
    • Song Jinming
    • (as Yi Xiang Li)
    Baoqiang Wang
    Baoqiang Wang
    • Yuan Fengming
    Shuangbao Wang
    Shuangbao Wang
    • Tang Zhaoyang
    Jing Ai
    • Xiao Hong
    Zhenjiang Bao
    • First boss
    Sun Wei
    • Tang Zhaoxia
    Jun Zhao
    Jun Zhao
    • Miss Ma
    Yining Wang
    Yining Wang
    • Mamasan
    Li Cao
    Zhimei Dong
    Changwen Jan
    Yan Li
    Zhenji Liu
    Yong'an Mao
      Walhua Nie
      Haiying Sun
      Haiying Sun
      Qincen Sun
      Haiman Wu
      • Director
        • Yang Li
      • Writers
        • Yang Li
        • Liu Qingbang
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      • Trivia
        Based on Mainland Chinese writer Liu Qingbang's short novel "Shen Mu" (Sacred Wood). The French translation of it is titled as its film adaptation, "Le puits aveugle".
      • Connections
        Referenced in Telma demain (2005)

      User reviews21

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      Mao is rolling in his grave - "Goodfellas" on a small scale
      "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!
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      • alexduffy2000
      • Mar 22, 2004

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      • Release date
        • November 10, 2005 (Germany)
      • Countries of origin
        • China
        • Germany
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Глухая шахта
      • Filming locations
        • Yi Ma District, Henan, China
      • Production companies
        • Bronze Age Films
        • Tag Spledour and Films
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $33,272
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $5,550
        • Feb 8, 2004
      • Gross worldwide
        • $65,383
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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