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| Gone with the Bullets | |
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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 |
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Running time | 140 minutes 118 minutes (international)[1] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | 300 million yuan (US$48.8 million)[2] |
| Box office | US$83.33 million[3] |
Gone with the Bullets (Chinese: 一步之遥) is a 2014 Chinese film directed by Jiang Wen. It stars Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Yun and Shu Qi.[4] Production started on location in Beijing at the China Film Group studio in Huairou on October 2, 2013.[5] Production wrapped before the Chinese New Year holiday.[2] The film was released on December 18, 2014.[6] A version, which was 22 minutes shorter, was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][7]
This film is the second part of Jiang Wen's gangster Beiyang trilogy with Let the Bullets Fly and Hidden Man.[8][9][10]
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.[11]
The film is set in 1920s Shanghai, surrounding a beauty pageant.[2]
By January 9, 2015, the film had earned ¥511.14 million at the Chinese box office.[12]