Ash Is Purest White (2018)

Original title

江湖儿女

Directed by

Jia Zhangke

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China, France

Runtime

2h 16m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 360 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a small Chinese mining town navigates her relationship with a local gang leader. The film follows their bond over many years as circumstances change.

melancholicslow-burnmeditativeintimatebittersweetearthypersonal

What happens

Ash Is Purest White (Chinese: 江湖儿女; 'Sons and Daughters of Jianghu') is a 2018 Chinese drama written and directed by Jia Zhangke. The story is loosely based on the leader of a gang from Jia Zhangke's childhood, whom he had admired as a role model. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on 11 May 2018, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was theatrically released in China on 21 September 2018. Like the rest of Jia's films, it opened to widespread acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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