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The Sniper
The Sniper
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The Sniper

Original Title: 绝地狙杀

2021
1h 26m
Action
War

Status

Released

Release

2021

Runtime

1h 26m

Storyline

In the autumn of 1942, a secret convoy was ambushed by the Japanese army in the field. At that moment, Zuo Yingjie and Ling Feng, who composed the hunter squad of the Eighth Route Army, were hiding in the nearby mountain. They sniped at the Japanese soldiers killing them all, and saved the only survivor of the convoy and brought him to their base. They discovered that the survivor’s name is Qin Weizhou, an expert in deciphering coded telegrams who works in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Military Council for the Kuomintang government. In the past the man did huge damage to the underground organization of the communist party, was now shouldering the responsibility of deciphering the coded telegrams of the Japanese army. Despite this, the organization decided Zuo Yingjie to lead an elite squad to get through the battlefield and escort him to a safe place. At the same time, Japanese snipers and a large force of the Japanese army received message to stop them.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Jul 1, 2021
Digital Release
Jul 1, 2021
Languages
Mandarin
Director
Bo Yin
Yin Bo
Yin Bo
Production Countries
China

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Luo Liqun

Luo Liqun

Co Inje

Michael Jen

Michael Jen

Ryuhei Ozu

Zhao Yuntian

Zhao Yuntian

Da Yun

Peng Gao Chang

Peng Gao Chang

Ling Feng

Shao Tong

Shao Tong

Zhang Zihao

Zhang Zihao

Japanese Squad Leader

Li Xinzhe

Wu Jun

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