Guns and Kidneys is an unreleased Chinese black comedy film directed by Zhang Meng, and stars Wang Qianyuan, Huang Jingyu, Ivy Chen, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Lanxin. The film will be the first of its kind to introduce the combination of black humor with zombie elements into the Chinese film market.[1] The film was expected to be released on 2019.

Guns and Kidneys
Chinese枪炮腰花
Hanyu PinyinQiāng pào yāohuā
Directed byZhang Meng
Written byLiu Ya
Zhang Meng
Produced byDeng Shuo
Ren Su
StarringWang Qianyuan
Huang Jingyu
Ivy Chen
Zhang Liang
Zhang Lanxin
CinematographySun Ming
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

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Amon attempted to drift back home to hide from debt, only to find creditors at his door. Wounded, he fled into the wasteland and was rescued by Lao Fan. Lao Fan own a small restaurant called Guns & Kidneys in an abandoned industrial area. About 15 years ago, the area experienced an attempted at demolition, but due to the dissatisfied residents, the project was abandoned midway, leaving behind destitution. Amon found that the people here are lively and tough, but numb because business is bleak.

Opportunities arises when a foreign film crew wanted an abandoned industrial area for filming. As the residents look forward to the businesses that the new film could bring into the area, complications arrive when the demolition project revive and creditors close in on their chase.[2]

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Production

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Filming

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Principal photography on the film began on August 23, 2016 in Baotou, the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia, China.

References

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  1. ^ "张猛上影节任评委 《枪炮腰花》造新喜剧". ent.sina.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  2. ^ "Guns and Kidneys". istarlife.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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