Ash Is Purest White
2018 · Movie · NR · 136 min · ★ 6.9 · 92% critics
In China’s criminal underworld, a woman takes the blame after firing a gun to protect her partner during a violent clash. After years in prison, she’s released into a changed world and sets out on a cross-country search for him, testing her loyalty, resilience, and sense of belonging.
Also known as Ash Is the Purest White
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Details
- Original title
- 江湖儿女
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-21
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (358 votes)
- Box office
- $12,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a long, quiet crime-and-relationship drama that doubles as a journey through changing China, in the vein of Still Life or Mountains May Depart; Not for you if you need fast pacing and constant thrills.
Pros: strong lead performance; evocative sense of place; thoughtful social backdrop | Cons: slow pace; muted action and romance; sprawling, uneven middle
Themes
- china
- criminal underworld
- mob boss
- handgun
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhao Tao
as Zhao Qiao
Liao Fan
as Guo Bin
Diao Yinan
as Lin Jiadong
Ding Jiali
as Woman on Boat
Dong Zijian
as Policeman in Fengjie
Xu Zheng
as Man from Karamay
Zhang Yibai
as First Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Zhang Yi
as Second Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Feng Xiaogang
Feng Jiamei
Directed by Jia Zhangke