Black Coal, Thin Ice

Black Coal, Thin Ice

Black Coal, Thin Ice

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Black Coal, Thin Ice

2014

1h 46m

6.5(295 votes)

Drama

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

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Production Companies

China Film Group Corporation

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1 video

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

廖凡

Zhang Zili

Acting

桂綸鎂

Wu Zhizhen

桂綸鎂

Acting

王学兵

Liang Zhijun

王学兵

Acting

王景春

Rong Rong

王景春

Acting

余皑磊

Captain Wang

余皑磊

Acting

倪景阳

Su Lijuan

倪景阳

Acting

王亮

Bus Thief

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