Summary
The film follows a young man, A Xi who is recently released from prison. Once released, he seeks out his old girlfriend Li Xin who has since begun a relationship with La La a young musician. As the two men vie for her attention, tension and violence escalate.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
Letterboxd · 264 ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1995
November 3, 1995
31 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Directing · 1
- Lou Ye Director
Writing · 1
- Xu Qin Screenplay
Camera · 2
- Zhang Xigui Director of Photography
- Ma Yongcheng Director of Photography
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