The Bullet Vanishes

The Bullet Vanishes

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Release Date

8/14/2012

Runtime

108 mins

Overview

One rainy night in an arms factory near Shanghai, a young female worker accused of stealing a box of bullets from the ruthless Boss Ding is violently killed in a game of Russian roulette. Half a month later, a series of inexplicable deaths takes place in the factory, where the victims are shot but no bullets are found. Rumors of a deadly curse begin to spread in the factory, terrorizing the workers there. So, eccentric police inspector Song Donglu and his hot-blooded, gunslinging partner Guo Zhui are sent in to investigate the mystery of the phantom bullets...

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$1,528,580

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A stylish period mystery that weaves superstition and rationality as two detectives unravel deaths that defy explanation in a Shanghai factory haunted by a lethal curse. The film builds paranoia through atmosphere and clever plotting rather than relying solely on action.

Mood

TenseParanoidUnsettlingDread-soaked

Themes

CrimeObsessionJusticeMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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