SummaryMountain Patrol: Kekexili is a film inspired by a people's remarkable mission surrounding the illegal Tibetan antelope poaching in the region of Kekexili, the largest animal reserve in China. The story is brought to the screen with great detail by director Lu Chuan. Set against the exquisite backdrop of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Chuan tells th... Read More
Mountain Patrol
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Generally Favorable
77
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
96% Positive
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Filmed in long, quiet takes across gorgeous, all-but-empty landscapes, Mountain Patrol feels more like Gus Van Sant's "Gerry" than like the cops-and-robbers thriller its plotline suggests.
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What is remarkable is that this film is based on a true story, and filmed on the actual locations. These are hard, violent men, risking their lives to save an animal species.
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It is a grimly exciting film that is picturesque and brutal by turns.
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Exquisite to behold and with a stimulating storyline that mixes guns with ecological consciousness, picture is a considerable change of pace for director Lu Chuan.
75
The result is a film that's almost unremittingly bleak, but also consistently compelling.
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Ultimately a complex meditation on this moral conundrum, a raw tale of survival against impossible odds, and a dashing adventure yarn all in one.
60
The altitude, extreme cold, quicksand, and crushing poverty are potent dramatic elements, but of course there's no mention of China's complicity in the area's economic ills; instead writer-director Lu Chuan frames the story as a showdown between the head ranger and the leader of the poachers.
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Sep 8, 2020
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An adaption based on true story, some of the characters are the true story of 1-2 people in real life. Simple but touching, people of my generation know the lone Wild Yak Brigade's story, and real death of the brigade's leader was much more heroic than the movie. At that time, the general republic didn't have much awareness to protect wild life or natural resources, as a little history settings, yet these people were doing what they believe was right. trivia:
A wildly told story was that, as the poachers would skin the antelopes alive, once, when the rangers arrived, they found a baby antelope tried to **** the already-skinned,almost-dead mother's ****
Production Company:
- Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
- Huayi Brothers Media
- National Geographic World Films
Release Date:Apr 14, 2006
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:One man will risk everything to save innocence
Awards
Golden Rooster Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Chinese Film Media Awards
• 5 Nominations
