Red Corner

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Red Corner is a movie produced in 1997. It tells the story of a wealthy American businessman named Jack Moore (played by Richard Gere) working in China and attempting to put together a satellite communications deal as part of a joint venture with the Chinese government. Before the deal goes through, he is framed for the murder of a powerful Chinese general's daughter, and the satellite contract is awarded to Moore's competitor. Moore's court appointed lawyer (played by Bai Ling) initially does not believe his pleas of innocence, but the pair gradually unearth further evidence that not only vindicates Moore, but also implicates powerful figures within the Chinese Central government administration and exposes high levels of conspiracy and corruption.

Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Robert King.

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This film is banned in China for political reasons, but this film is not banned in in Taiwan, R.O.C. (Republic of China).
The closing scene supposedly takes place at a Beijing airport, but an America West Airlines aircraft can be seen in the background on the tarmac, even though that airline has never flown to China.
The film was shot in the USA; however, for the large landscape shots of Beijing, such as the first shot after the opening credits, computer animation was used to splice the few minutes of footage that was shot in China with close ups of the lead actors.
The execution scenes are real. According to AMC's introduction when showing the film, they were smuggled out of China by defectors.