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Ash Is Purest White finds writer-director Zhangke Jia revisiting familiar themes while continuing to observe modern Chinese society with an urgent, empathetic eye. Read critic reviews

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In an industrial city in China, a young dancer named Qiao falls in love with a mobster named Bin. When a fight breaks out between rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to protect Bin and is sent to prison for five years.
  • Genre:
    drama, romance
  • Original Language:
    Chinese
  • Director:
    Jia Zhangke
  • Producer:
    Shozo Ichiyama
  • Writer:
    Jia Zhangke
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $416.0K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Eyesteelfilm, Office Kitano, Xstream Pictures, Arte
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Zhao Tao
Qiao
Liao Fan
Bin
Feng Xiaogang
Diao Yi-nan
Lin Jiadong
Zheng Xu
Zhang Yibai
Jia Zhangke
Director
Jia Zhangke
Screenwriter
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Jia Zhangke
Executive Producer
Ren Zhonglun
Executive Producer
Eric Gautier
Cinematographer
Matthieu Laclau
Film Editor
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  • Sep 24, 2019
    Functions as sort of an anti-genre gangster film with a melancholy tone and an emphasis on the hard ways the passage of time changes people, countries, and landscapes. Tao Zhao's performance is incredible.
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