The Wild Goose Lake

The Wild Goose Lake is a 2019 Chinese neo-noir crime thriller directed by Diao Yinan and starring Hu Ge, Gwei Lun-mei, Liao Fan, and Wan Qian. It garnered $31 million at the box office and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 edition of Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film opens with Zhou Zenong (Hu Ge) meeting with Liu Aiai (Gwei Lun-Mei) at a train station. Zhou is expecting to meet with his wife, Shujun (Wan Qian) but Liu Aiai has been sent instead by Huahua (Qi Dao) an associate of Zhou's. Zhou recounts that he is the leader of a small gang who steals motorbikes. One of his subordinates, Red hair, shot a rival in the leg during an argument about territory. The rival gang wanted revenge on Red Hair and Zhou and set a trap for them. Red hair is killed by the trap, decapitating him, and Zhou is shot twice in the torso. While trying to escape in the rain, Zhou accidentally shot and killed a policeman, mistaking him for the rival gang. Meanwhile, the police deduce he will hide at Wild Goose Lake; a lawless area of Wuhan, and set a dragnet there for him. The leader of the police is Captain Liu (Liao Fan). The police have Shujun under surveillance. Zhou had sought out Huahua, an associate he trusts, to get his wife Shujin so that they can leave together. Huahua is a pimp at Wild Goose Lake and Liu Aiai is one of his "bathing beauties" who service customers at the lake. Liu Aiai who is not known to the police is used as a middle person by Huahua.