Ash Is Purest White

2018, Romance/Drama, 2h 21m

155 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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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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Movie Info

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:
    Romance, Drama
  • Original Language:
    Chinese
  • Director:
    ZhangKe Jia
  • Producer:
    Shozo Ichiyama
  • Writer:
    ZhangKe Jia
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $416.0K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Cohen Media Group
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Tao Zhao
Qiao
Fan Liao
Bin
Feng Xiao-Gang
Diao Yi-nan
Lin Jiadong
Zheng Xu
Zhang Yibai
ZhangKe Jia
Director
ZhangKe Jia
Screenwriter
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
ZhangKe Jia
Executive Producer
Ren Zhonglun
Executive Producer
Eric Gautier
Cinematography
Matthieu Laclau
Film Editing
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Critic Reviews for Ash Is Purest White

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Audience Reviews for Ash Is Purest White

  • 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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