A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 4.9 · 46% critics
In a remote desert noodle shop, an unhappy marriage, a hidden affair, and a newly bought gun set off a dangerous chain of suspicion and revenge. As competing schemes collide, the story spirals into dark comedy, mounting paranoia, and bursts of violence.
Based on Blood Simple
Also known as A Simple Noodle Story · Blood Simple
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Details
- Original title
- 三枪拍案惊奇
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-12-11
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 46/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 (88 votes)
About
If you like darkly comic crime stories with jealousy, scheming, and chaotic violence, this may work for you, especially if Burn After Reading clicked; Not for you if you want sympathetic characters or a gentle tone.
Pros: darkly funny tone; twisty revenge setup; tense desert atmosphere | Cons: grim violence; mean-spirited characters; frantic plotting
Cast & crew
Sun Honglei
as Zhang
Xiao Shenyang
as Li
Yan Ni
as Wang's wife
Ni Dahong
as Wang
Cheng Ye
as Zhao
Nikita Mao
as Chen
Zhao Benshan
as Patrol Team Commander
Julien Gaudfroy
as Persian Merchant
Wei Na
as Persian Woman
Wang Sisi
as Female Prisoner
Directed by Zhang Yimou