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Design of Death

Original title: Sha sheng
  • 20122012
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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56,762
Design of Death (2012)
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The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
553
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
133,027
56,762
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    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writer
      • Hu Guan
    • Stars
      • Bo Huang
      • Simon Yam
      • Alec Su
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    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writer
      • Hu Guan
    • Stars
      • Bo Huang
      • Simon Yam
      • Alec Su
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 8 nominations

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    Bo Huang
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    • Niu Jie Shi
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    • Yi Sheng
    Alec Su
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    Leon Dai
    Leon Dai
    Xiaolei Huang
    Xiaolei Huang
    Jing Liang
    Jing Liang
    • Longevity Town Midwife
    Jingwu Ma
    • Longevity Town Mayor
    Xun Wang
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    Nan Yu
    Nan Yu
    • Widow Ma
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      • Hu Guan
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    8/10
    hilariously dark satire
    Great movie. I don't think I've laughed this hard, or been so horrified, in a theatre for a while. It's a dark satire about backwards village life and the lengths the villagers will go to in order to get rid of a crazy, impulsive guy who is ruining their lives and who is seemingly impervious to warnings, beatings or banishment.

    The plot doesn't proceed in chronological order; events are retold to a visiting doctor who came to the village to investigate rumours of a mystery illness. Sometimes, the same event will be shown again but with different details, as the doctor's understanding of what happened changes. Somehow, I couldn't help but sympathize with the insane, violent and anarchic villager no matter what he did.
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    • Sep 30, 2012

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2012 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Killing
    • Filming locations
      • Chongqing, China
    • Production company
      • Yunnan Movie Group
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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