The Good Man from Szechuan

April. 22,2020      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In the search for a single good person in the province of Sezuan, three gods finally find only poor street girl Shen Te, whom they reward with a large gift of money. Now wealthy, Shen Te is now so exploited by all men that she has no choice but to slip into the shoes of her hard-hearted cousin, Shui Ta. Accused of murdering the missing Shen Te, the supposed Shui Ta confesses his dual role and the gods avoid a conviction. But Shen Te aka Shui Ta is now abandoned by all humans and also by the gods – helpless in the world.

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Reviews

Alicia
2020/04/22

I love this movie so much

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Dynamixor
2020/04/23

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Rosie Searle
2020/04/24

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Geraldine
2020/04/25

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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