Gone with the Bullets

Gone with the Bullets

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Release Date

12/18/2014

Runtime

140 mins

Overview

Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A lavish, operatic plunge into 1920s Shanghai's criminal underworld where a beauty pageant becomes the catalyst for a cascade of betrayal, violence, and doomed passion. The film treats its melodramatic plot with stylized flair and dark humor, balancing spectacle with genuinely consequential tragedy.

Mood

BittersweetUnsettlingDefiant

Themes

BetrayalPowerLoveCorruption

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genrePainterlyHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceSexual content

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