RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2021
On March 23, 2021, Artsploitation Films will be releasing the DVD for Sheep Without a Shepherd, a 2019 crime/thriller by Sam Quah that stars Xiao Yang (Dragon Blade), Tan Zhuo (Gone with the Light) and Joan Chen (Purple Storm).
Read the official details below (via SA):
Artsploitation Films has announced the acquisition of Sheep Without a Shepherd, a 2019 film that grossed over $192,000,000 in it theatrical Chinese release.
Malaysian director Sam Quah’s debut feature film is a big budget noirish thriller and a remake of the 2013 Indian film, Drishyam. The film follows family man and self-described movie-geek who is thrown into a battle of wits with the law after his daughter accidentally kills a fellow student who was blackmailing her. The dead boy’s mother (Chen) is the morally “flexible” police chief determined to find her son’s killer.
This inventive tale of blackmail, murder and corruption and justice will be released on DVD and Streaming March 23rd.
Stay tuned for pre-order information.
Joan Chen? Cool! One of the first Asian a tresses I’ve had a soft spot for (Year of the dragon, Michael Cimino, co written by Oliver Stone, Mickey Rourke, that was and still is good! And John Lone was pretty impressive in it…).