Ash Is Purest White
In a world in ruins, love and loyalty burn out, but never disappear.
Directed by Jia Zhangke
Produced by Shanghai Film Group, Xstream Pictures
A melancholic portrait of devotion and disillusionment set against China's criminal underworld, where a woman's sacrifice for love becomes a journey through loss and the erosion of loyalty.
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
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