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Black Snow

Original title: Ben ming nian · Turkish title: Siyah Kar
1989 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by Xie Fei
CrimeDrama

Cast

Jiang Wen Cheng Lei Yu Hui

Credits

Written by: Heng Liu

Plot

A young man released from prison in Beijing sells clothes on the street and tries to rebuild his life.

Sinekatalog’s take

Xie Fei's drama follows a young Beijing man released from prison who sells clothes on the street and struggles to rebuild his life. Jiang Wen is superb in a gritty, honest portrait of alienation in late-1980s China.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (645 votes)
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