A Touch of Sin (2013)

Original title

天注定

Directed by

Jia Zhangke

Genre

drama film, anthology film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

16

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 385 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four separate stories show ordinary people in different parts of China who turn to extreme violence. Each vignette is inspired by real events and moves through poverty, corruption, and personal desperation.

bleakgrittyfragmentaryunsettlingslow-burnvisceralalienatingdisturbing

What happens

A Touch of Sin (Chinese: 天注定; lit. 'Destiny') is a 2013 anthology thriller film written and directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Lanshan, and Zhao Tao, Jia's wife and longtime collaborator. The film consists of four loosely interconnected tableaus set in vastly different geographical and social milieus across modern-day China, based on recent events while also drawing from wuxia stories and Chinese opera. The English title references A Touch of Zen. It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, with Jia winning the award for Best Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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