Snipers (2022)
狙击手
The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
- Date of release
- 2022-02-01
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (47)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou
Casting
- Zhang Yi — Company Commander
- Zhang Yu — Liu Wenwu
- Chen Yongsheng — Dayong
- Jonathan Kos-Read — John
- Kevin Lee — Russ
- Scotty Cox — Jack
- Liu Yitie — Liang Lianghuan
- Huang Yan — Mi Lao Er
- Cheng Hongxin — Xi Sun
- Dai Wenbo — Gao Jun
- AJ Donnelly — Captain Williams
- Pierre Bourdaud — Andrew
Interesting facts
Sniper or Snipers is a 2022 Chinese war film directed by Zhang Yimou and his daughter Zhang Mo and starring Zhang Yu, Chen Yongsheng, and Zhang Yi. The film is based on a fictionalized account of the real life story of Zhang Taofang, a Chinese sniper fighting American soldiers in the Korean War. The film premiered in China on 1 February 2022, to commemorate PLA Day.
Production
Shooting began in Paektu Mountain of Jilin on 6 January 2021.
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