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Set in the 1930s, this film centres on the coming of age of Shuisheng, a country boy brought to Shanghai by his uncle to work for the powerful gang ruled by Tang. He finds himself working for Bijou, Tang’s capricious mistress and nightclub singer. When Shuisheng’s uncle and several other gang members are killed during a rival gang’s unsuccessful attempt on Tang’s life, the latter escapes to a remote island taking both Bijou and Shuisheng with him and thinking of revenge. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Cast includes: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian, Sun Chun and Wang Xiaoxiao.
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ACMI Identifier
314222
Language
Chinese
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - France - Cannes - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Crime films
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Gangster films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Feature films → Feature films - China
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Revenge
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)