The Wasted Times (2016)

Original title

罗曼蒂克消亡史

Directed by

Er Cheng

Genre

thriller film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1930s Shanghai, the story follows a crime boss, his mistress, and a Japanese spy as their lives intersect during the Japanese invasion. The film moves back and forth in time showing betrayals and violent power shifts.

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What happens

The Wasted Times (simplified Chinese: 罗曼蒂克消亡史; traditional Chinese: 羅曼蒂克消亡史; pinyin: Luómàndìkè xiāowáng shǐ) is a 2016 thriller film directed by Cheng Er and starring Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, it was released in China and the United States on December 16, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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