Gone with the Bullets

Gone with the Bullets (Chinese: 一步之遥) is a 2014 Chinese film directed by Jiang Wen and also starring Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Yun and Shu Qi.^[3] Production started on location in Beijing at the China Film Group studio in Huairou on October 2, 2013.^[4] Production wrapped before the Chinese New Year holiday.^[1] The film was released on December 18, 2014.^[5] It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.^[6]

Gone with the Bullets
Gone with the Bullets theatrical poster
Traditional Chinese	一步之遙
Simplified Chinese	一步之遥
Literal meaning	A step too far
Hanyu Pinyin	Yībù zhī yáo
Directed by	Jiang Wen
Written by	Jiang Wen Guo Junli Wang Shuo Liao Yimei Shu Ping Yan Yunfei Sun Yu Sun Rui Yu Yanlin
Produced by	Ma Ke
Starring	Jiang Wen Ge You Zhou Yun Shu Qi
Release date	December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	300 million yuan (US$48.8 million)[1]
Box office	US$83.33 million[2]

The film was named 2014's "smokiest movie" by an anti-smoking group in China, featuring 45 smoking scenes in all, equivalent to someone smoking every 3.1 minutes.^[7]

Roles

These are the roles.

Mans

Ray(雷伊, 雷伊)

Gaia(蓋亞, 盖亚)

Cassius(卡修斯, 卡修斯)

Blacke(布萊克, 布莱克)

Miris(米瑞斯, 米瑞斯)

Plot

The film is set in 1920s Shanghai, surrounding a beauty pageant.^[1]

Cast

• Jiang Wen as Ma Zouri
• Ge You as Xiang Feitian
• Shu Qi as Wan Yanying
• Zhou Yun
• Wen Zhang
• Wang Zhiwen
• Hung Huang
• Harrison Liu
• Na Ying
• Liu Sola
• Niu Ben

Box office

By January 9, 2015, the film had earned ¥511.14 million at the Chinese box office.^[8]

References

1. "Gone With the Bullets set for 18 Dec release". filmbiz.asia. 2014-03-06. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
2. "Weekly box office". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06.
3. "一步之遥Gone With The Bullets (2014)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
4. "Jiang Wen's Gone with the Bullets Begins Principal Photography". comingsoon.net. 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
5. "Bullets opens after clearing China censorship". Film Business Asia. 2014-12-18. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
6. "Jafar Panahi's New Film in Competition". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
7. Clifford Coonan (May 14, 2015). "Chinese Group Slams 'Gone With The Bullets' for Too Much Smoking". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved May 14, 2015.
8. "一步之遥（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved January 10, 2015.

External links

• Gone with the Bullets at IMDb