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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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