Let The Bullets Fly

Let The Bullets Fly

Action, Comedy

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from the former mayor, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Wang who seems to have more than the goodwill of the townspeople on his mind. The bullets fly as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues with each trying to dislodge the other from his seat of power. Acclaimed director Jiang Wen (Devils on the Doorstep, The Sun Also Rises) brings his own brand of dark humor to this blazing Chinese western which unites for the first time three of the top names in Chinese cinema.

Cast

CHOW Yun-fat  as  黃四郎
Ge You  as  馬邦德
FENG Xiaogang  as  湯師爺
MIAO Pu  as  陝西老婆
HU Jun  as  假張麻子
MA Ke  as  八歲
Carina LAU  as  縣長夫人
LIAO Fan  as  老三
JIANG Wu  as  武舉人
CHEN Kun  as  胡萬
Zhou Yun  as  花姐
ZHANG Mo  as  老六

Crew

Director JIANG Wen

Awards & Nominations

The 55th BFI London Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    World Cinema

The 16th Busan International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Special Program in Focus: Asian Western Cinema

The 48th Golden Horse Awards 2011

  • Won
    Best Adapted Screenplay
    Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong
  • Won
    Best Cinematography
    Zhao Fei
  • Nominated
    Best Feature Film
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Ge You
  • Nominated
    Best Supporting Actress
    Carina Lau
  • Nominated
    Best Visual Effects
    Victor Wong, Eman Tse
  • Nominated
    Best Makeup & Costume Design
    William Chang
  • Nominated
    Best Sound Effects
    Web Bo, Wang Gang

The 5th Asian Film Awards 2011

  • Won
    Best Costume Design
    William Chang
  • Nominated
    Best Film
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Chow Yun-fat
  • Nominated
    Best Supporting Actress
    Carina Lau
  • Nominated
    Best Screenplay
    Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong

The 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011

  • Nominated
    Best Film
  • Nominated
    Achievement in Directing
    Jiang Wen

The 7th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards 2012

  • Won
    Film of Merit
  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen

The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards 2012

  • Nominated
    Best Film
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Ge You
  • Nominated
    Best Supporting Actress
    Carina Lau
  • Nominated
    Best Screenplay
    Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong
  • Nominated
    Best Cinematography
    Zhao Fei
  • Nominated
    Best Film Editing
    Jiang Wen, Cao Weijie
  • Nominated
    Best Art Direction
    Eddy Wong, Yu Qinghua, Gao Yiguang
  • Won
    Best Costume & Make Up Design
    William Chang
  • Nominated
    Best Action Choreography
    Sit Chun Wai, Lee Chung Chi
  • Nominated
    Best Sound Design
    Wen Bo, Wang Gang
  • Nominated
    Best Visual Effects
    Victor Wong, Eman Tse

The 6th Asian Film Awards 2012

  • Nominated
    Asian Film Awards Top Grossing Film of 2011

The 18th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2012

  • Won
    Film of Merit
  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen

The 3rd China Film Director's Guild Award 2012

  • Won
    年度影片
  • Won
    年度導演
    Jiang Wen
  • Won

    Ge You

The 1st Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2012

  • Won
    Best Film
  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen

The 11th Chinese Film Media Awards 2011

  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Won
    Best Actor
    Ge You
  • Won
    觀眾票選.最受矚目電影
  • Won
    百家傳媒年度致敬電影
  • Won
    百家傳媒年度致敬電影人
    Ge You

The 15th Annual Channel [V] China Music Awards 2011

  • Won
    Best Film
  • Won
    Top Grossing Film
  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Won
    Best Actor
    Jiang Wen
  • Won
    Best Actress
    Zhou Yun

中國台港電影研究會2010年度十大華語影片評選 2011

  • Won
    年度十大華語影片

The 5th Star Awards 2010

  • Won
    Best Actor
    Jiang Wen
  • Won
    Best Screenplay
    Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Juni, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong

The 10th Tribeca Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Spotlight

The 1st Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Youth Film Festival 2011

  • Won
    Best Film
  • Won
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Ge You

New Zealand International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection

The 64th Locarno Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection

The 14th Osla Films from the South Festival 2011

  • In Competition

The 7th Fantastic Festival 2011

  • Official Selection

The 6th Leiden International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Panorama

The 31st Hawaii International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Filmmaker in Focus

The 25th Leeds International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Fanomenon

The 10th Gold Coast Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection

The 4th Comedy Cluj International Film Festival 2012

  • Official Selection

The 25th Brisbane International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection

The 8th Five Flavours Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection

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