| Details | Available in the United States and Canada from July 10–24 Stream it Here: https://watch.eventive.org/mihk2020 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTip1MINKMs In this “gripping, superbly performed melodrama” (Jessica King, Variety), Nian finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei, but before they can retreat into a world of their own, both are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change their lives forever. In this dramatic thriller, Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story, exposing the dark world of bullying and societal pressures of achievement facing today’s youth. (Dir.: Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang, China/Hong Kong, 2019, 135 min., Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles) |
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