Blind Shaft · LeviOsa

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Blind Shaft · LeviOsa

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DramaCrime1h 32m

🍅95%

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95%

Tomatometer

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86%

Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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Blind Shaft (盲井) - English Trailer.

Details

DirectorLi Yang

ReleasedFeb 12, 2003

StatusReleased

Original languageChinese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Tag Spledour and FilmsBronze Age Films

Cast

Li Yixiang

Li Yixiang

Song Jinming

Wang Baoqiang

Wang Baoqiang

Yuan Fengming

Wang Shuangbao

Wang Shuangbao

Tang Zhaoyang

Jing Ai

Jing Ai

Xiao Hong

Bao Zhenjiang

Bao Zhenjiang

First Boss

Sun Wei

Tang Zhaoxia

Zhao Jun

Zhao Jun

Miss Ma

Wang Yining

Wang Yining

Mamasan

Sun Haiying

Sun Haiying

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“A taut, biting critique on the new economic conditions in China.”

95% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

J

J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderJun 29, 2022

This cunning noir focuses on two ruthless coal miners who drift from one illegal mine to another, working the perfect scam...

N

Neil Norman

RTLondon Evening StandardJan 11, 2018

The twisted tale, told with black and bitter humour and robust language, reaches a conclusion of tortured and wholly satisfying irony.

J

John Hartl

RTSeattle TimesMar 26, 2004

Fresh, stark and consistently uncompromising, Li Yang's Blind Shaft is an exceptional Chinese film noir.

D

David Walsh

RTWorld Socialist Web SiteFeb 16, 2021

Mang jing is not the end-all and be-all of filmmaking, but it is a sharp-eyed, truthful work done with compassion. Where is the European, North American, Japanese or Australian equivalent?

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Information

Title

Blind Shaft

Released

Feb 12, 2003

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

China, Hong Kong

Original Audio

Chinese

Runtime

1h 32m

Status

Released

Studios

Tag Spledour and Films, Bronze Age Films

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