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Blind Shaft

Blind Shaft

Part of "Blind" Trilogy

2003•1h 32m•7.5/10
DramaCrime

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7.5/10(68)

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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Production

Tag Spledour and Films, Bronze Age Films

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Tang Zhaoxia

Zhao Jun

Zhao Jun

Miss Ma

Wang Yining

Wang Yining

Mamasan

Sun Haiying

Sun Haiying

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