Jia Zhangke's saga follows a woman and her gangster lover across seventeen years of China's change. Zhao Tao is magnificent in a melancholic, sprawling and visually striking drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (11,717 votes)
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