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  • 2021
  • Artsploitation Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2021
  • Artsploitation Films
  • 1 h 52 m
Sheep Without a Shepherd

Summary Working family man and self-described movie-geek Li (Xiao Yang) is thrown into a battle of wits with the law after his daughter accidentally kills, and his wife hurriedly buries, a fellow student who had sexually molested her. The dead boy’s father is an ambitious politician, and his mother (Joan Chen) is La Wen, a steely eyed, morally c...

Directed By: Sam Quah

Written By: Kaihua Fan, Jeethu Joseph, Sheng Lei, Peng Li, Yuqian Qin, Weiwei Yang, Pei Zhai

  • 2021
  • Artsploitation Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2021
  • Artsploitation Films
  • 1 h 52 m

Sheep Without a Shepherd

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary Working family man and self-described movie-geek Li (Xiao Yang) is thrown into a battle of wits with the law after his daughter accidentally kills, and his wife hurriedly buries, a fellow student who had sexually molested her. The dead boy’s father is an ambitious politician, and his mother (Joan Chen) is La Wen, a steely eyed, morally c...

Directed By: Sam Quah

Written By: Kaihua Fan, Jeethu Joseph, Sheng Lei, Peng Li, Yuqian Qin, Weiwei Yang, Pei Zhai

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85
Jul 27, 2021
Sheep Without A Shepherd is good fun as both an action flick and a heartfelt crime-thriller at the same time. In case you were wondering, the ending is fantastic, which is traditionally problematic for thrillers in general. It wraps everything up nicely and in a satisfying way.
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 27, 2021
A story like this can’t help seeming far-fetched at times but the emotional stakes are so high and the plot so pacy and intricately woven that most viewers will gladly suspend disbelief and enjoy a ride packed with hair-raising close calls and narrow escapes.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 27, 2021
When Sheep Without A Shepherd goes big, it goes really big, both in terms of melodrama and directorial flair. Chen is delightfully wicked as the morally compromised chief of a corrupt and abusive police department, however, and the plot is engrossing enough to forgive the movie’s excesses.
By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 1, 2021
Whether snarling behind shades in uniform or off hours in elegant dresswear, Chen is a rule-breaking hoot, never more so than when she’s gearing up to heap abuse on a near-tears little girl in order to break her.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 27, 2021
Although the premise is undoubtedly far-fetched, Malaysian director Sam Quah succeeds in constructing the kind of tightly wound suspense piece for which disbelief can be suspended.
By John Berra FULL REVIEW

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Production Company China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Perfect Sky Pictures
Release Date Jul 30, 2021
Duration 1 h 52 m
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Website https://kyobokazoku.com/
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Awards

Golden Rooster Awards
• 8 Nominations
To Ten Chinese Films Festival
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Macau International Movie Festival
• 7 Nominations

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