A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
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Zhangke JiaWriter:
Zhangke Jia
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23 wins & 50 nominations.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Tao Zhao | ... | Qiao | |
| Fan Liao | ... | Bin | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Yi'nan Diao | ... | Lin Jiadong | |
| Jiali Ding | ... | Woman on boat | |
| Zijian Dong | ... | Policeman in Fengjie | |
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Jiamei Feng | ||
| Xiaogang Feng | |||
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Kang Kang | ||
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Xuan Li | ... | Li Xuan |
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Casper Liang | ... | Lin Jiayan |
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Min Liu | ... | Er Yong |
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Yuan Wenqian | ||
| Zheng Xu | ... | Man from Karamay (man on train) | |
| Yi Zhang | ... | Second man in Fengjie restaurant | |
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Yibai Zhang | ... | First man in Fengjie restaurant |
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A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
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from "The Killer"
Music by Lowell Lo
Lyrics by James Wong
Sung by Sally Yeh
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The song playing during the drinking toast scene is the title song from John Woo's the Killer (1989). Both stories are similar in that both involve lives being ruined from gunshots. See more »Goofs
When Bin arrives at the "Datong station," the Chinese characters read "Middle Cloud" as opposed to "Datong." See more »Soundtracks
Title Songfrom "The Killer"
Music by Lowell Lo
Lyrics by James Wong
Sung by Sally Yeh
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Release Date:
21 September 2018 (China) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$45,150, 17 March 2019Gross USA:
$422,814Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$11,813,509Company Credits
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ASH IS PUREST WHITE - Chinese Director Zhangke Jia's (A TOUCH OF ZEN) latest is a sprawling drama about a two-bit local hood Bin (Fan Liao) and his moll Qiao (Tao Zhao; the Director's wife & muse). The first part of the story about their rise and fall takes place in the early 2000s and is the most purely entertaining with verve and visual impact, even if it covers a mostly familiar trajectory. We pick up the story several years later and the couple is estranged. Clearly the years (and a forced separation) has changed the individuals (especially Bin). The final section takes place in the present (more or less). ASH is a longish movie (136 minutes), not just in terms of time, but, also how the screenplay unfolds over the 17 year period. The acting and details are spot on (Zhao is particularly exceptional), but, the story drags after the sparkling opening section. Part of this is by design, without question, however, ASH is an example of a movie with so many apparent endings that one loses interest, rather than gains it. And, when we come to the conclusion, it is neither fully satisfying, nor, more importantly, seems worthy of the additional time spent to arrive at it. Still, ASH is a decent drama with some considerable merits (a long hotel sequence is deeply moving). The performances, Jia's direction and Eric Gautier's (MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) cinematography (combining 35mm with digital) are its strongest suits.