Yellowmenace: FILM: A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 2 "The Zhou Kehua & Deng Yujiao Incidents"

A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 2
The Zhou Kehua (周克华) &
Deng Yujiao (邓玉娇事件) Incidents
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A Touch of Sin confronts China's extreme social changes with a daring aesthetic. It's visually arresting filmic Tai Chi for the underprivileged of this world, turning abuse into a willingness to fight injustice.

A Touch of Sin (天注定) - http://goo.gl/YDemCj

This post focuses on the middle acts of the film, where we encounter Zhao San (Wang Baoqiang), a gun-loving migrant worker who shoots his way to easy money & Xiao Yu (Zhao Tao), a modest sauna receptionist who, humiliated by a client, turns into a fierce, dagger-wielding goddess.

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Cap-hell-ist China
My handle's fish seeks water
Forever whipped down

See A Touch of Sin - Part 1 & Part 3

Zhou Kehua (周克华) was a Chinese gunman suspected of murder and robbery. According to Chinese media, he is believed to be involved in at least nine murder and robbery cases. He was therefore classified as an A-level wanted criminal of the Ministry of Public Security. He is now dead.

Source: Wikipedia

Zhao San - WANG BAOQIANG (王宝强)

Born April 29, 1984 in Hebei, China

When Wang was 8 years old, his village showed the movie Shaolin Temple starring Jet Li, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. He insisted on going to a Shaolin temple though his family opposed it. After 6 years of intense training, with only 500 RMB (about 70 US dollars) Wang, age 14 headed to Beijing on his own to become an actor.

".em htiw klaw eriF"

Wang has starred in Blind Shaft, Kung Fu Killer, & the hit comedy Lost in Thailand

The Deng Yujiao incident (邓玉娇事件) occurred on 10 May 2009 at a hotel in Badong County, Hubei province. Deng Yujiao, a 21-year-old pedicure worker, tried to rebuff the advances of Deng Guida (no relation), director of the local business promotions office, who had come to the hotel seeking sexual services. She allegedly stabbed her assailant several times trying to fight him off, resulting in his death. Badong County police subsequently arrested Deng Yujiao, charged her with homicide, and refused to grant her bail.

This case came to national prominence through internet forums and chatrooms, where netizens were enraged by her treatment. The case resonated with the public anger over the corruption and immorality of officials, and garnered over four million forum posts across the country. Chinese authorities attempted to play down the incident by limiting its presence on Chinese web portals, and a large number of discussion threads were censored.

Following a groundswell of public protests and online petitions, prosecutors dropped murder charges, granted her bail, and charged her with a lesser offense of "intentional assault". She was found guilty but did not receive a sentence due to her mental state.

Source: Wikipedia

Xiao: Did you know animals commit suicide?
Coworker: So they don't know the saying, 'Better to live miserable than die happy'?
Xiao: Animals wouldn't agree.

Xiao Yu - ZHAO TAO (赵涛)

Born January 28, 1977 in Taiyuan, Shanxi

Photo: AFP

In 1996, she enrolled in the folk dance department at Beijing Dance Academy. After graduation, she became a dance teacher in Taiyuan Normal College, where she was spotted by Jia during casting for Platform. She has been married to Jia Zhangke since January 7, 2012.