An unconventional mystery-drama about the burden of personal guilt as Wang Xiaoshuai riskily pursues narrative fragmentation that ultimately rewards with a strong finale.
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Red Amnesia (2014)
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Tag / China
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Aftershock (2010)
The emotional struggles of a family torn apart by a major earthquake sets the melodramatic tone of this decades-spanning Chinese disaster epic.
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Soong Sisters, The (1997)
China’s turbulent 20th century history is captured sweepingly in Mabel Cheung’s effective if straightforward film about the contributions and exploits of three pivotal sisters.
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Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019)
A poetic and quietly-resonating feature debut that is slow but never meandering, plus it features one of the year’s most extraordinary tracking shots.
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Wild Goose Lake, The (2019)
A stylish work with visual flourishes and audacious, violent set-pieces, but this ‘killer-on-the-run’ effort by the promising Diao Yi’nan seems fated to fall flat in its storytelling as it progresses.
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Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014)
This Golden Berlin Bear winner is a superbly crafted crime mystery with the requisite suspense, unease and grit that will leave you haunted.
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Horse Thief, The (1986)
This is experimental filmmaking on an epic scale, and also one of the greatest pictures to emerge from China’s Fifth Generation.
Great Magician, The (2011)
Though backed by a strong cast, this is a movie of two halves with an inconsistent tone.
So Long, My Son (2019)
The devastating impact of China’s ‘one-child’ policy is laid bare in this heart-breaking, decades-spanning epic by Wang Xiaoshuai.
