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Blind Shaft
Blind Shaft

Blind Shaft

Genres

DramaCrime

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Two Chinese miners, who make money by killing fellow miners and then extorting money from the mine owner to keep quiet about the "accident", happen upon their latest victim. But one of them begins to have second thoughts.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

12 February 2003

Country

China

Cast

Li Yixiang

Li Yixiang

Song Jinming

Wang Baoqiang

Wang Baoqiang

Yuan Fengming

Wang Shuangbao

Wang Shuangbao

Tang Zhaoyang

Jing Ai

Jing Ai

Xiao Hong

Bao Zhenjiang

Bao Zhenjiang

First Boss

Sun Wei

Sun Wei

Tang Zhaoxia

Zhao Jun

Zhao Jun

Miss Ma

Yining Wang

Yining Wang

Mamasan

Sun Haiying

Sun Haiying

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