On the Beat
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 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?
On the Beat
September 8, 1995
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Cast (7)
Li Jian
Li Jian
Liu Ying Shu
Liu Doudou
Liangui Wang
Wang Liangui
Chui To
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Li Zhanho
Yang Guoli
Zhiming Zhao
Wang Xiaver
Shen Zhenou
Liu Jianjun
Crew (9)
Directing
Ning Ying
Director
Writing
Ning Ying
Screenplay
Production
Han Sanping
Producer
Francesco Cosentino
Producer
Sound
Su Cong
Music
Art
Guangming Cheng
Production Design
Camera
Zhi Lei
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Wu Hong Wei
Cinematography
Editing
Ning Ying
Editor