The work is not, in a sense, written simply as a sort of timeless philosophical treatise, but as a dramatic dialogue with a setting, a cast of characters and a firm location in time and place.

但本书的著作目的，不仅是,永恒的的哲学论述，更是戏剧性的对话，内含场景，人物,及一个确切时间与位置。

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After DMG signed on, the setting was moved to China, a local actress joined the cast and scenes were shot in Shanghai, though not all made the final cut.

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After DMG signed on the setting was moved to China, a local actress joined the cast and scenes were shot in Shanghai, though not all made the final cut. (Chinese audiences saw a longer version.) In China Looper opened Sept. 28 on 3, 000 screens, the same day as in North American theaters.

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Setting aside the safe-and-sane character shoes I was planning to wear onstage tonight, I cast my lot with the bad boy.

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