A Touch of Sin
aka Tian zhu ding
First screened in November 2013
Director: Jia Zhangke. Cast: Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Tao, Luo Lanshan, Zhang Jia-yi, Vivien Li. Screenplay: Jia Zhangke.
Twitter Capsule: Hard work, which I'm not against. Sharp images, knotty plotting both entice. A Chinese Amores perros, but glassier.

Photo © 2013 Koch Lorber Films/Xstream Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay

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