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  • A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
  • Opened September 3, 2010 (Limited 9/3) | Runtime:1 hr. 35 min.
  • R
    some violence
  • Wang is a gloomy and cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang’s wife secretly goes out with his employee, Li. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun the landlady bought for ‘killing her husband later’. However, Read More
  • Cast: Sun Hong-Lei, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni, Ni Dahong, Cheng Ye, Mao Mao
  • Director: Zhang Yimou
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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  • Yan Ni as Wang's wife in "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop."
  • Yan Ni as Wang's wife and Ni Dahong as Wang in "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop."
  • Ni Dahong as Wang in "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop."
  • Xiao Shenyang as Li in "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop."
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  • Sun Hunglei as Zhang in "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop."
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 88
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    A twisty, spectacular farce.

  • 83
    The Onion A.V. Club | Keith Phipps

    Though it's a stylistic change from what Zhang's been up to lately, this isn't...

  • 80
    Arizona Republic | Richard Nilsen

    As the film comes to an end, more and more of "Blood Simple" is translated...

  • 80
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    Alternately comic and terrifying, "Woman/Gun/Noodle" is a dazzling act of...

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