A Long Shot 老枪 China, 2023, colour, 16:9, 116 mins. Director: Gao Peng 高朋. Rating: 6/10. Intimate drama set in depressed northeast China during the 1990s has strong performances but is weakened by a poorly balanced screenplay. STORY Fenglin city, Andong province, northeast China, the early 1990s. Five years ago, marksman Gu Xuebing (Zu Feng) … Continue reading Review: A Long Shot (2023) →
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