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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Criminal
1999 0h 31m ZH
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 5
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Cheng Er’s graduation film for Beijing Film Academy. Hu Tian, a photography shop owner, is in need of money for his mother’s treatment. One day, he found a suitcase full of money…
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Xu Zheng
Hu Tian
Huang Yi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cheng Er
- Writers
- Cheng Er
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Cheng Er directs. Cheng Er cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Cheng Er shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Xu Zheng and Huang Yi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt12453126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Cheng Er
- Runtime
- 31 min · 0h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
- IMDB
- Criminal (1999)
Also by
Cheng Er
Production companies
Who made it
- YO
Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy 北京电影学院青年电影制片厂
CN
Key crew
- EditorCheng Er
- CinematographyShao Dan
- CinematographyLi Le
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- 血欲迷墙CN
- CriminalCN
