No Man's Land
Directed by Ning Hao, "No Man's Land" will finally hit theaters in China on Dec. 3, three and a half years after it was banned in its home country, China Daily reported.
Completed in April 2010, the thriller was banned by State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) film review board member Zhao Baohua, who described it as "trash" as it depicts corrupt individuals in a way that is far from reality.
According to Zhao, any film banned by SARFT is worthy of being thrown in a waste bin.
For Zhao, Ning had neglected his responsibility as an artist, and the director's narcissism is manifested by the film's gratuitous nature.
On the other hand, "No Man's Land" star Huang Bo took to his Weibo account to express his excitement over the debut of the film in China and the upcoming promotions.
According to Huang, he and his "No Man's Land" co-star Xu Zheng exchanged hairstyles in the film, as the latter is known for being bald.
Currently busy filming a new movie in Yunnan province, Ning has yet to comment on the news.
Meanwhile, Ning's other film, "Breakup Buddies," which also stars "No Man's Land" actors Huang and Xu, recently dominated the box office in China.
During the extended National Day holiday, the comedy movie earned approximately $100 million.
Artisan Gateway film industry consulting firm head Rance Pow said that "Breakup Buddies" is on its way to becoming the fourth Chinese-language movie ever to earn more than 1 billion renminbi ($164 million), the Los Angeles Times reported.
Written by Xing Aina, Hao Ning, and Ping Shu, "No Man's Land" also stars Duobujie, Nan Yu, Duo Ba, Hong Guo, Hong Tao, Pei Wang, Shuangbao Wang and Xinming Yang, among others.
Depicting the social animal aspect of human nature, the story of "No Man's Land" revolves around a young lawyer's adventures with people and events on his travel to the Gobi desert.
