Ashes of Time
Original title: Dung che sai duk · Turkish title: Zamanın Külleri
“Fear of rejection leads to a life of exile.”
1994 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by 
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-waiCast
Leslie Cheung 
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Plot
A hired killer in a martial arts story.
Sinekatalog’s take
Wong Kar-wai's fragmentary martial-arts film is more about memory and longing than swordplay. Christopher Doyle's cinematography is lush, and the elliptical story rewards patience.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (18,490 votes)
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