''Sniper'' or ''Snipers'' () is a 2022 Chinese

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

and Zhang Mo and starring Chen Yongsheng, Zhang Yu, and Zhang Yi. The film is based on a fictionalized account of the real life story of

Zhang Taofang Zhang Taofang, () was a Chinese sniper. He is credited with making 214 kills in 32 days during the Korean War. Korean War Zhang deployed to Triangle Hill with the 8th company, 214th Regiment, 24th Corps on 11 January 1953; he had been part of the ...

, a Chinese sniper fighting American soldiers in the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. The film premiered in China on 1 February 2022, to commemorate

PLA Day PLA Day () also known as Army Day is a professional military holiday celebrated by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China on 1 August. It commemorates of the founding of the PLA during the 1927 Nanchang Uprising. Six years la ...

Plot

The story follows members of 5th Squad, 8th Company of the Chinese Army as they fight American soldiers and Snipers in the

Cast

* Chen Yongsheng as Zhang Dayong * Zhang Yu as Liu Wenwu, squad leader of 5th Squad. * Zhang Yi as Company Commander (special appearance) * Liu Yitie * Lin Boyang * Kenan Heppe *

Kevin Lee Kevin Jesse Lee Jr. (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Super Lightweight divisions of Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Ch ...

* Wang Ziyi * Chen Mingyang * Wang Naixun * Cheng Hongxin *

Liu Haocun Liu Haocun (; born ) is a Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film '' One Second'' (2020), and has since gone on to appear in various film titles. Early life Liu was born in Tonghua, Jilin Province. She studied in the middl ...

* AJ Donnelly

Production

Shooting began in

Paektu Mountain Paektu Mountain (), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长白山, t=長白山; Manchu: Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. At , it is the highest moun ...

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

on 6 January 2021.

Music

Release

''Sniper'' was slated for release on 30 July 2021 in China. It was funded by the

China Film Administration The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, also known as the Propaganda Department or Central Propaganda Department, is an internal division of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in charge of spreading Id ...

References

External links

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