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  • On the Beat (1995)
  • 102 min | Comedy
On the Beat (1995)
102 min | Comedy
Take crime out of police work, and what's left is procedures. In the western sector of Beijing, we follow the tedium of police officers. A rabid dog is loose in Guoli's beat: a gang of police officers hunts it down. Then, word comes from ...See moreTake crime out of police work, and what's left is procedures. In the western sector of Beijing, we follow the tedium of police officers. A rabid dog is loose in Guoli's beat: a gang of police officers hunts it down. Then, word comes from on high to pick up all the dogs in the sector: fear of rabies combines with the dogs' being status symbols of the nouveau riche. Occasionally a criminal is picked up: someone selling porn, someone running a three-card-monte game. Cops smoke, go to meetings, and hold trainings. They patrol on bicycles and enforce edicts. Guoli works nights. He's lazy at home, his wife wants him to do more. Is there any more to do? Written by See less
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Director
Ying Ning
Writer
Ying Ning
Composer
Cong Su
Cinematographers
Wu Hong Wei | Lei Zhi
Editor
Ying Ning
Production Designer
Guangming Cheng
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 8, 1995
Release date
Apr 6, 1996 (United States)
Awards
8 wins & 4 nominations

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