Rang zi dan fei

"A comic western legend."

Dec 16 2010 Not Rated 2h 12m
Action, Comedy, Drama

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.

Plot

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.

Written by

Junli Guo, Wen Jiang, Bukong Li

Directed by

Wen Jiang

Production Countries

China, Hong Kong

Production Companies

Emperor Motion Pictures, Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company, China Film Group Corporation

Languages

Awards

30 wins & 38 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
14,353
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA