A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)

R 11 Dec 2009 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 35m
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At boss Wang's traditional Chinese noodle shop, a colourful and exotic Persian trader of arms introduces the shop owner's wife to the weapons of the West, and consequently, to mankind's greatest invention: the handgun. As a result, the woman excited with her newest acquisition that kills instantly, a brass, triple-muzzle top-break revolver, naturally, she will need more, however, the loud noise of the firearms' demonstration will inevitably attract a brigade of the local police force who will drop by for an investigation. Soon, grouchy old miser Wang will find out everything about his double-crossing wife's affair with the Inn's mincing weakling apprentice Li, and as the corpses begin piling up, it's going to be every man for himself and all for Wang's crammed strongbox.

Yimou Zhang
Director
Zhengchao Xu, Jianquan Shi, Xiaofeng Zhou
Writer
Dahong Ni, Ni Yan, Shenyang Xiao
Starring

Language: Mandarin, English
Awards: 5 nominations
Country: China, Hong Kong
Metacritic Score: 57
DVD Release Date: 03 Jan 2016
Box Office Total: $190,946

5.7

IMDb (3428 votes)
34%
Rotten Tomatoes
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