Red Corner

Red Corner is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by Jon Avnet, and stars Richard Gere, Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford. Written by Robert King, the film is about an American businessman on business in China who ends up wrongfully on trial for murder. His only hope of exoneration and freedom is a female defense lawyer from the country. The film received the 1997 National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award Richard Gere, Jon Avnet and the NBR Award for Breakthrough Female Performance Bai Ling. Ling also won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress.

Red Corner was shot in Los Angeles using elaborate sets and CGI rendering of 3,500 still shots and two minutes of footage from China. In order to establish the films verisimilitude, several Beijing actors were brought to the United States on visas for filming. The judicial and penitentiary scenes were recreated from descriptions given by attorneys and judges practicing in China and the video segment showing the execution of Chinese prisoners was an actual execution. The individuals providing the video and the descriptions to Avnet and his staff took on a significant risk by providing it.Upon its theatrical release in the United States, Red Corner received generally negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film received apositive rating from top film critics based onreviews, and a 49 positive audience rating based on 7,795 reviews. ........

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