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Poster for Snipers

Snipers

2022 · 96 min

A tense, focused cat-and-mouse duel that keeps you on edge with careful pacing and emotional weight.

Overview
The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • death
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou
Written by
Chen Yu
Starring
Zhang Yi, Zhang Yu, Chen Yongsheng, Jonathan Kos-Read, Kevin Lee, Scotty Cox, Liu Yitie, Huang Yan
Cinematography
Zhao Xiaoding
Runtime
96 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin, English

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