Ash Is Purest White

September. 21,2018      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Zhao Tao as  Zhao Qiao
Liao Fan as  Guo Bin
Diao Yi'nan as  Lin Jiadong
Ding Jiali as  Woman on Boat
Dong Zijian as  Policeman in Fengjie
Xu Zheng as  Man from Karamay
Zhang Yibai as  First Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Zhang Yi as  Second Man in Fengjie Restaurant
Feng Xiaogang as  
Jiamei Feng as  

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Reviews

Matrixston
2018/09/21

Wow! Such a good movie.

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Smartorhypo
2018/09/22

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Voxitype
2018/09/23

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Dana
2018/09/24

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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