Zhang Ning, a hitman and underground boxer fleeing through the Gobi with his pregnant girlfriend, Sun Jing. Several nemeses are hot on their trail, including a pair of ruthless assassins and a cadre of lawmen.
Practical Effects
Gobi Desert car chases with real vehicles being destroyed.
Stunts
Wu Jing's fight choreography before he became a megastar.
Cinematography
Harsh, beautiful wide shots that eat your screen.
Director
Gao Qunshu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in China's Gobi Desert where temperatures swung from -20°C to 40°C daily.
Part of a 2010 wave of Chinese 'Western' films reimagining American genre tropes through mainland crime cinema.
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