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Blind Shaft

2003 · 92 min

A grim, quietly grinding descent into moral compromise, shot with a documentary plainness that makes every ruthless choice feel uncomfortably real.

Directed by
Li Yang
Genres
Drama, Crime
Overview
Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.

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Directed by
Li Yang
Genres
Drama, Crime
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • corruption
    • guilt
    • morality
    • politics
    Places
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Li Yang
    Written by
    Li Yang
    Starring
    Li Yixiang, Wang Baoqiang, Wang Shuangbao, Jing Ai, Bao Zhenjiang, Sun Wei, Zhao Jun, Wang Yining
    Music
    Yadong Zhang
    Cinematography
    Liu Yonghong
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    China, Hong Kong
    Languages
    Mandarin

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