Ash is Purest White (2019)
Directed by Zhangke Jia / Zhang Ke Jia / Shozo Ichiyama
Genres - Drama, Romance, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Gangster Film, Romantic Drama |
Run Time - 136 min. |
Countries - China, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Kyle Lavigne
Set across the first eighteen-years of the 21st century, Qiao (Zhao), the girlfriend of local nightclub owner Bin (Liao Fan), a mobster in Datong learns the ways of the gun after a vicious attack on Bin sees him left for dead by rivals. Qiao shoots the punks and is arrested, charged, and released for all within the films duration. Once free she seeks to find Bin, but stumbles upon truths she does not wish to know. Written and directed by Jia Zang-ke.
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China, dancer, gangster, loyalty, prison, romance