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Release Year2009
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageMandarin
Certification12
GenresComedy, Drama, Thriller
Votes89
DirectorZhang Yimou
WritersXu Zhengchao, Shi Jianquan
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
About A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Wang is a gloomy, cunning and avaricious noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. His neglected, sharp-tongued wife is involved in a secret affair with Li, one of Wang’s employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun his lover has bought to kill her husband. But Wang is watching their every move. He bribes patrol officer Zhang to murder the illicit couple. It seems like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel, bloody but satisfying end or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own. As the plot twists, more blood will flow, and ever greater violence will erupt.
Directed by Zhang Yimou, A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop leans on a strong ensemble — Sun Honglei, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2009.
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