Angels Wear White
aka Jia nian hua
First screened in July 2018
Director: Vivian Qu. Cast: Vicky Chen, Zhou Meijun, Jiang Xinyue, Peng Jing, Shi Ke, Geng Le, Wang Yuexin, Li Mengnan, Bamboo Chen, Liu Weiwei. Screenplay: Vivian Qu.

Twitter Capsule: Stern, confident quasi-mystery finds new angles on sexism and corruption. Tough performances from young women.

VOR:   Chinese female feature-directors are a rare breed, as are stories this invested in complex gender economies. Fresh and multi-faceted.



Photo © 2017 22 Hours Films/Mandrake Films,
© 2018 Kimstim Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


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