Shanghai is crippled by a weak story and fatally undermined by clunky direction, making for a period political drama that lacks all of its key components.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Mikael Håfström -
Producer -
Donna Gigliotti , Mike Medavoy , Barry Mendel , Jake Myers -
Screenwriter -
Hossein Amini -
Distributor -
Weinstein Co. -
Production Co -
E1 Entertainment , Living Films , Weinstein Company , Phoenix Pictures -
Rating -
R (Strong Violence|Some Drug Use|Brief Language) -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 2, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 5, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$44.7K -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital
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