Records without Words 沉默笔录 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 92 mins. Director: Hao Feihuan 郝飞环. Rating: 7/10. Psychodrama-cum-whodunit set in mid-1990s rural China is strongly written and nicely mounted, with a twist-filled plot and good supporting cast. STORY Pingxi township, somewhere in Guizhou province, southwest China, 19 Oct 1995. Li Lizhong (Zhang Yu) is the new … Continue reading Review: Records without Words (2023) →
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