A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Synopsis
Wang is a gloomy, cunning and avaricious noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. His neglected, sharp-tongued wife is involved in a secret affair with Li, one of Wang’s employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun his lover has bought to kill her husband. But Wang is watching their every move. He bribes patrol officer Zhang to murder the illicit couple. It seems like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel, bloody but satisfying end or so he thinks. The equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own. As the plot twists, more blood will flow, and ever greater violence will erupt.
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Festival History
- CPH:PIX 2011 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2010 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2010 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | A Simple Noodle Story | |
| Alternate title | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | |
| Alternate title | The First Gun |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | China | December 11, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 30, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Finland | April 1, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Germany | July 7, 2011 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Mandarin) | ||
| Home video | United Kingdom | March 15, 2011 |
Full credits
| Director | Zhang Yimou |
| Cast | Sun Honglei (Zhang), Xiao Shenyang (Li), Yan Ni (Wang's wife), Ni Dahong (Wang), Cheng Ye (Zhao), Nikita Mao Linlin (Chen), Zhao Benshan (Patrol Team Commander), Julien Gaudfroy (Persian Merchant), Wei Na (Persian Woman), Wang Sisi (Female Prisoner), Li Wenting (Female Prisoner), Cheng Ran (Male Prisoner), Huang Shuo (Male Prisoner) |
| Screenplay | Shi Jianquan, Xu Zhengchao |
| Producer | Bill Kong, Gu Hao, Zhang Weiping |
| Executive producer | Zhang Zhenyan |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Editing | Meng Peicong |
| Music | Zhao Lin |
| Production design | Han Zhong |
| Sound | Tao Jing |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
