Only the River Flows (2023)

Name: Only the River Flows
Rating: 3.5

3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 41min

Not released

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1990s small town China. A woman's body washes up in the local river. The chief of police, Ma Zhe (Yilong Zhu), is tasked with heading up the investigation. An obvious perp leads to a hasty arrest, though the mystery lingers in Ma Zhe's mind. What kind of darkness is truly at play here? Director Wei Shujun's murky throwback film noir, gritty, textured film grain captures the pulpy proceedings. Torrents of rain envelop the characters as they descend into madness in pursuit of the truth. Equal parts atmospheric tour-de-force and beguiling puzzler, 'Only the River Flows' is a masterfully styled ode to a bygone cinematic era and a sharp-edged portrait of provincial paranoia.
The film, starring Zhu Yilong, is based on Yu Hua's popular short novel 'Mistakes by the River'.
Actors:: Yilong Zhu, Meihuizi Zeng, Hou Tianlai, Tong Linkai, Chu Bu Hua Jie, Han Chen, Jun Huang, Miyi Huang, Chunlei Kang, Baisha Liu, Kira Wang, Hexiang Yan, Cao Yang, Qi Zeng, Qingyun Zhou, You Zhou, Moxi Zishi
Directors:: Wei Shujun
Producers:: Xufeng Huang
Writers:: Yu Hua, Chunlei Kang, Wei Shujun
Aka:: He bian de cuo wu
Genres:: Drama, Thrillers
Countries:: China