Uniform

Uniform (2003)

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A struggling, recently unemployed young factory worker returns to his family's laundrette, where he 'borrows' a police officer's shirt and begins successfully impersonating an officer of the law.

Date of release
2003-09-30
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Diao Yinan

Casting

Interesting facts

Uniform is the 2003 feature film debut of director Diao Yi'nan, who had previously worked as an established screenwriter for directors such as Zhang Yang and Shi Runjiu. The film, produced by Hu Tong Communications, was distributed via DVD in the United States by First Run Features as part of the Global Film Initiative.

Production

Uniform was filmed primarily in Diao's home province of Shaanxi on digital video and on a shoe-string budget in September 2002. The film is Diao's first behind the camera, he had previously worked with the Beijing independent production house, Imar Film Company as a screenwriter, and as an occasional actor, most notably with Yu Lik-wai in the film All Tomorrow's Parties.

Both Yu Lik-wai and director Jia Zhangke served as artistic advisers to Diao during Uniform's production. The film's crew also included several Jia and Yu collaborators, including editor Chow Keung (see e.g., Unknown Pleasures) and producer Li Kit Ming (see e.g., Xiao Wu).

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