The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
The narrative’s second layer, which is buried underneath the first, suggests why the characters do what they do, even if they don’t necessarily address it explicitly.
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China · 2021
2h 24m
Director Ann Hui
Starring Ma Sichun, Feihong Yu, Eddie Peng, Janine Chang
Genre Drama
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Weilong, a young woman from Shanghai, moves to Hong Kong to live with her cold and morally questionable Aunt Liang. In pursuit of an education, she instead finds herself working for her aunt, seducing wealthy older men for money. Now enmeshed in high society, she falls in love with a rich but emotionally unavailable playboy.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
The narrative’s second layer, which is buried underneath the first, suggests why the characters do what they do, even if they don’t necessarily address it explicitly.
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