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A Touch of Sin
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 86, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A series of individuals in contemporary China find themselves pushed to the brink by corruption, alienation, and relentless economic pressure. A miner seeks justice against greedy village leaders, a migrant worker drifts into a life of violence, a receptionist at a sauna endures profound humiliation, and a young factory worker hops between unsatisfying jobs. Each story is a solitary struggle against a harsh and unforgiving social landscape, where personal dignity is constantly under assault. The narrative explores the human cost of rapid modernization and the quiet desperation that can erupt into sudden, brutal action.
Details
- Director
- Jia Zhangke
- Writer
- Jia Zhangke
- Released
- 4 October 2013
- Country
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Box office
- $154.1K
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