On the Beat
1995 · Movie · 102 min. · China
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?
Direction Ying Ning
Cast Li Jian · Liu Ying Shu · Liangui Wang · Li Zhanho · Zhiming Zhao · Shen Zhenou
Soundtrack Cong Su
Screenplay Ying Ning
Cinematography Wu Hong Wei · Zhi Lei
Original title Min jing gu shi (On the Beat)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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