Diao YinanCast
Gao Mingzhu Liu Hui Hou Rong
Credits
Written by: 
Yi'nan Diao
Plot
A woman prison guard has a bleak life and falls into loveless relationships.
Sinekatalog’s take
Diao Yinan's drama follows a lonely female prison guard who moonlights as a matchmaker and drifts through cold, loveless encounters. Gao Mingzhu is haunting in a spare, atmospheric and bleak portrait of urban loneliness.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (749 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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