On the Beat (1995)
Take crime out of police work, and what's left is procedures. In the western sector of Beijing, we follow the tedium of police officers. A rabid dog is loose in Guoli's beat: a gang of police officers hunts it down. Then, word comes from on high to pick up all the dogs in the sector: fear of rabies combines with the dogs' being status symbols of the nouveau riche. Occasionally a criminal is picked up: someone selling porn, someone running a three-card-monte game. Cops smoke, go to meetings, and hold trainings. They patrol on bicycles and enforce edicts. Guoli works nights. He's lazy at home, his wife wants him to do more. Is there any more to do?
Director:
Ning Ying
Writer:
Ning Ying
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Li Jian as Li Jian |
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Liu Ying Shu as Liu Doudou |
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Liangui Wang as Wang Liangui |
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Chui To as |
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Li Zhanho as Yang Guoli |
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Zhiming Zhao as Wang Xiaver |
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Shen Zhenou as Liu Jianjun |
| Directing | Ning Ying | Director |
| Production | Han Sanping | Producer |
| Editing | Ning Ying | Editor |
| Writing | Ning Ying | Screenplay |
| Sound | Su Cong | Music |
| Production | Francesco Cosentino | Producer |
| Crew | Wu Hong Wei | Cinematography |
| Art | Guangming Cheng | Production Design |
| Camera | Zhi Lei | Director of Photography |
