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Love Is a Gun

2023 1h 21m Crime Drama List
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Since his release from prison, Sweet Potato has been content with running a small business by the sea and with the meager earnings, heedless of others' advice against it. He is pulled into the whirlpool of the past when the "boss" he has never met, his mother who thrusts all her debts upon him, and his buddy Maozi re-appear. One coming on the heels of another, they regain control of his life at present and in the future. Only Apple can assuage his anxieties ever so slightly. At the smoggy and oppressive seaside, Sweet Potato is finally granted a meeting with the "boss". He fires a few shots, with which he attempts to destroy everything that is his, disappear into the ocean, and flee to the opposite shore where Gueishan Island is....

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Stephen A. Russell Orion's Shoulder (Substack) A promising debut with echoes of Lee Chang-dong’s Burning ... a pseudo-noir vibe. Jul 27, 2024 Full Review John Berra Screen International A succinctly realised and eminently promising first feature. Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Since his release from prison, Sweet Potato has been content with running a small business by the sea and with the meager earnings, heedless of others' advice against it. He is pulled into the whirlpool of the past when the "boss" he has never met, his mother who thrusts all her debts upon him, and his buddy Maozi re-appear. One coming on the heels of another, they regain control of his life at present and in the future. Only Apple can assuage his anxieties ever so slightly. At the smoggy and oppressive seaside, Sweet Potato is finally granted a meeting with the "boss". He fires a few shots, with which he attempts to destroy everything that is his, disappear into the ocean, and flee to the opposite shore where Gueishan Island is....
Director
Hong-Chi Lee
Producer
Zuolong Shan, Che-I Liao
Screenwriter
Hong-Chi Lee, Cheng-Hsun Lin
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 21m