Blood 13

Blood 13 is a Chinese police procedural film that follows the story of two police officers as they track a serial killer.[1]

Blood 13
Directed byLi Lingcong
Written byTu Hu
Release date
  • April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18) (Beijing)
  • June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) (China)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageChinese

Plot

The film follows policewoman Xing Min (played by Lu Huang) who partners with veteran policeman Old Zhou (played by Gang Xie) in the investigation of a murderer that is in the midst of targeting prostitutes in a killing spree, after they determine that the deaths are tied to the same serial killer that Old Zhuo has been tracking for fifteen years.[2] Their plot to catch the killer sees Xing Min posing as bait for their next victim, while struggling with her own prejudice against women engaged in prostitution.[2]

Production

Blood 13 was directed by Li Lingcong (Candy Li) with an international crew,[3] and the director of photography for the film was Haga Hiroyuki.[4] The screenplay was written by Tu Hu.[2] The film premiered at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival[5][6] on April 18, 2018,[7] and was wide-released in China on June 15, 2018.[8] It was released digitally in North American in August 2019.[5]

References
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  2. "Blood 13 – China, 2018 – review". MOVIES & MANIA. August 29, 2019.
  3. "《血十三》今日上映 突破传统犯罪类型口碑炸裂". Ifeng.com. 2018-06-15. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03.
  4. "Review: Blood 13 (2018) | Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》".
  5. Miska, Brad (August 20, 2019). "Female-Led Chinese Thriller 'Blood 13' Hunts Down Serial Killer [Trailer]".
  6. "《血十三》亮相北影节 海报以女性视角解读犯罪|血十三|建国大业_新浪娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). April 13, 2018.
  7. "《血十三》剖析人性 黄璐首演强势"大女人"|黄璐|血十三|北京国际电影节_新浪娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). April 19, 2018.
  8. "《血十三》见面会黄璐穿婚纱现身 打造犯罪题材新类型_电影要闻_娱乐频道". ent.rednet.cn (in Chinese).
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