Rating: IIA
Content:
BLOOD SIMPLE. Transposing the celebrated mix of dark humor and riveting suspense to China, the film is helmed by ZHANG YIMOU.
Wang is a cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China Feeling neglected, Wang's wife secretly goes out with Li, one of the employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun she bought for killing her husband. However, their moves can't escape the boss's notice and Wang decides to bribe a patrol officer, Zhang, to kill the illicit couple. It looks like a perfect plan, but the wicked Zhang has his own agenda that will see more violence than necessary......
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