Xun qiang

Oct 31 2002 PG-13 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

In this tense thriller, Ma Shan (Wen Jiang) is a Chinese police detective who awakes one morning after a night of heavy drinking at his sister's wedding reception to discover that his gun has been stolen. Since only police officers are allowed to carry firearms, Ma Shan is alarmed about the deadly possibilities of the theft, and he sets out to find his weapon; however, the memories of Ma Shan's friends are as hazy as his own regarding the wedding, and no one can tell who drove him home. The situation comes to a head when Ma Shan's former girlfriend arrives in town for a visit and is soon found shot dead with the bullets matching those used in his gun.

Plot

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

Chuan Lu

Directed by

Chuan Lu

Cast

Wen Jiang, Yujuan Wu, Xiao-Fan Wang

Crew

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Production Countries

China

Production Companies

Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd., Huayi Brothers Pictures, China Film Group Corporation

Languages

Español, Italiano

Awards

7 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,398
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA