Gone with the Bullets

2014 Chinese film

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]

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]

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[edit]

These are the roles.

### Mans[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Cast[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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). Retrieved 2014-01-27.
4. ^ "Jiang Wen's Gone with the Bullets Begins Principal Photography". comingsoon.net. 2013-11-11. 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[edit]

* Gone with the Bullets at IMDb

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Films directed by Jiang Wen

* In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
* Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
* The Sun Also Rises (2007)
* Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
* Gone with the Bullets (2014)
* Hidden Man (2018)

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