Beyond the Sin 恶行之外 Hong Kong/China, 2025, colour, 2.35:1, 82 mins. Director: Guo Wenqi 郭文奇. Rating: 6/10. A dark, extremely seedy serial-killer drama that’s a real curio despite being very messy at a narrative/plot level. STORY Hong Kong, the present day. The body of a missing 17-year-old girl, Zhang Lan (Deng Yueping), daughter of a … Continue reading Review: Beyond the Sin (2025) →
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