''Guns and Kidneys'' is an unreleased Chinese

black comedy Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...

film directed by Zhang Meng, and stars Wang Qianyuan, Huang Jingyu,

Ivy Chen Ivy Chen Yi-han (; born 12 November 1982) is a Taiwanese actress. In 2002, she appeared in the Taiwanese variety show ''Guess (variety show), Guess'' and was a contestant in the "Do Not Judge a Book by Its Cover" (人不可貌相) segment. She ...

, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Lanxin. The film will be the first of its kind to introduce the combination of black humor with zombie elements into the Chinese film market. The film was expected to be released on 2019.

Plot

Amon attempted to drift back home to hide from debt, only to find creditors at his door. Wounded, he fled into the wasteland and was rescued by Lao Fan. Lao Fan own a small restaurant called Guns & Kidneys in an abandoned industrial area. About 15 years ago, the area experienced an attempted at demolition, but due to the dissatisfied residents, the project was abandoned midway, leaving behind destitution. Amon found that the people here are lively and tough, but numb because business is bleak. Opportunities arises when a foreign film crew wanted an abandoned industrial area for filming. As the residents look forward to the businesses that the new film could bring into the area, complications arrive when the demolition project revive and creditors close in on their chase.

Cast

* Wang Qianyuan as Lao Fan * Huang Jingyu as Amon *

as Xiao Chu * Zhang Liang as Lao San * Zhang Lanxin as Dong Feifei

Production

Filming

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...

on the film began on August 23, 2016 in

Baotou Baotou; is the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, as of the 2020 census, its built-up (''or metro'') area made up of its 5 urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people with a total po ...

, the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia, China.

References

External links

Guns and Kidneys Official Weibo Page
* Chinese black comedy films Chinese comedy-drama films Unreleased films Films shot in Inner Mongolia Mandarin-language films Films directed by Zhang Meng {{2010s-China-film-stub