Synopsis
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The Desheng Station policemen are bored and frustrated, longing for guns like TV cops. When a rabid dog bites a drunkard, policeman Yang Guoli is ordered to exterminate all dogs in his Beijing district. The unenviable task brings everyone’s stress level to a breaking point, in a hilarious escalation from the grotesque to the absurd. In this highly original cop flick, the enemy is not the usual gangster but the social system itself.
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Press
"An allegory of the growing impotence of the once feared police force as the country moves towards individual, market-based freedoms."
Variety
Festivals
& Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Jury Prize
FIPRESCI Prize
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Golden Alexander
Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
Best Film
Nantes Festival des 3 continents
Silver Montgolfiere
Fribourg International Film Festival
Don Quixote Award - Special Mention
Singapore International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize
Entrevues Film Festival (Belfort, France)
Grand Prize
Febio Film Festival
Cast & Crew
Li Jian | |
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Liu Yingshu | |
Wang Liangui | |
Li Zhanho | |
Zhao Zhiming | |
Shen Zhenou |
Director | Ning Ying |
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Writer | Ning Ying |
Producers | Francesco Cosentino, Han Sanping |
Cinematographers | Wu Hongwei, Zhi Lei |
Sound | Chao Jun |
Production Design | Cheng Kuangming |
Music | Su Cong |
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