Guns and Kidneys

Guns and Kidneys
Chinese	枪炮腰花
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiāng pào yāohuā
Directed by	Zhang Meng
Written by	Liu Ya Zhang Meng
Produced by	Deng Shuo Ren Su
Starring	Wang Qianyuan Huang Jingyu Ivy Chen Zhang Liang Zhang Lanxin
Cinematography	Sun Ming
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

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.

Plot

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]

Cast

• Wang Qianyuan as Lao Fan
• Huang Jingyu as Amon
• Ivy Chen as Xiao Chu
• Zhang Liang as Lao San
• Zhang Lanxin as Dong Feifei

Production

Filming

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

References

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.

External links

• Guns and Kidneys Official Weibo Page (in Chinese)
• Guns and Kidneys at IMDb