On the Beat
6.9
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?
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Part of 北京三部曲（系列）
3 films
Cast
7 people
Ning Ying Director · Zhi Lei Cinematographer Guangming Cheng Production designer
First release September 8, 1995 · Produced in China · Original title 民警故事
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
China
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Original title
民警故事
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 1995
Theatrical
China · September 8, 2016
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