Richard Gere, Bai Ling (Shen YueLing)We're family

"Harvard, Stanford Law - Hope I'm in control until now."

"You're part of my life. I'm part of your life. We're family." (Bai Ling)

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In modern-day China, an American is about to be punished for the ultimate crime: his innocence. Richard Gere stars in this electrifying suspense thriller charged with lethal confrontations, raw passion, and international intrigue. On the verge of signing a huge business contract in China, attorney Jack Moore (Gere) is on top of the world. But his elation soon comes tumbling down after he spends the night with a beautiful woman and is then accused of her brutal murder! At the mercy of the strict Chinese court system, where one is guilty until proven innocent, Jack finds himself completely alone. But when his court-appointed defense attorney (Bai Ling) unearths puzzling contradictions in the case, she goes against both court and country, joining him in a pulse-pounding race to find the true killer while both of their lives hang in the balance! James Hong, Bradley Whitford, and Peter Donat also star.

https://youtu.be/RsjO4M7WDhQ?si=fIIZaf8_pHFcRAan

 

Release date

1997

Running time

1:57:01

Audio

English

Subtitle

English [CC]

Actors

Richard Gere (Jack Moore); Bai Ling (Shen YueLing); Bradley Whitford; Byron Mann; Peter Donat; Robert Stanton; Tsai Chin; James Hong; Tzi Ma; Ulrich MatschossRichard Venture

Director

Jon Avnet

Producers

Charles B. MulvehillJon AvnetJordan KernerRosalie Swedlin

Writer

Robert King

Genres

DramaThrillerCrime

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Provider

MGM

Rating

R

 

 

 

 

 

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@donnamoore8840

2 days ago

What an Amazing movie!!! Great performances by Everyone involved. And Still, Nothing has Changed!!! We Repeat History "OVER and OVER AGAIN"!?!

 

@shoafrontdesk

12 days ago

They have 1/10th of the crime because hardly anyone reports the crimes, and those that do, somehow it gets swept under the rug, or the victim ends up handling it themselves and creating vigilante justice. I hate it when other countries try to take the superiority tactic and claim their laws are better than that of the U.S. I am more than positive that many of their crimes have had an innocent person take the fall for the crimes.

@geoleo2597

1 day ago (edited)

Great acting from Gere and Bai Ling. I’ve not seen her before. I’d like to see her other movies. She’s great! If a woman fights for your innocence at the cost of her reputation (face in Asian culture is of the utmost importance) or even her life, then you never let her go

 

 

@63Joelo
8 days ago
I wouldn't have left her. I would have  begged her to come with me to Atlanta, Georgia. USA

@pamelahays-lx1to
9 days ago
It has been reported, that actor, Richard Gere, can not travel to China, freely to this day, because he made this movie. ------------ Psalms 27.