Re Dai Wang Shi (2021)
Genre: Crime / Thriller
Duration: 95 minuten
Alternative titles: Are You Lonesome Tonight? / 热带往事
Country:
China
Directed by: Shipei Wen
Stars: Eddie Peng, Sylvia Chang and Yanhui Wang
IMDb score:
6,3 (932)
Releasedate: 12 June 2021
Re Dai Wang Shi plot
One dark evening, Xue Ming runs into a pedestrian and commits a hit-and-run. Feeling guilty, he approaches Mrs. Liang, the victim's widow. When the body is found, it is riddled with bullets. Chen is the detective who leads the investigation and who along the way can't let go of the case. All three are still searching for the truth years later.
Actors and actresses
Wang Xueming
Mrs. Liang
Detective Chen Er
The Blind Singer
Xueming's Girlfriend
Killer
Dance Partner
Chen's assistant
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
A fine Chinese film noir about a man who hits a man after a night out and commits a hit and run. A film that is told episodicly starts from prison. Ready as a fuse it seems, but Shipei Wen knits another fascinating subplot to it.
Wang feels remorse for his act and makes an excuse to contact the widow of the man who was hit by the car. What follows is an uncanny brooding atmosphere. This is further enhanced by shipei's strong visual play with shades of red, as if you imagine yourself in a world between dreams and reality. It is reminiscent of the works of Refn or Wong Kar-wai.
The film also takes a twist in which Wang is given the choice to set things right, but in whose interest? Shipei is very successful with his full-length debut. One to keep an eye on!
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Onderhond
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- 87623 messages
- 12891 votes
Cool genre work.
In terms of concept and story not so very original, although it is nice that there is quite a bit of jumping through time, so that there is still some mystery hidden in it. But it is mainly in terms of style that this film knows how to stand out. Visually very strong (and a bit more than the usual blue/purple neo-noir style), the soundtrack is also quite something.
Actors also on level, a bit surprising for the first film of a novice director, but if you look at the producers you notice that this is not just a small film. Doesn't last too long and the finale does not disappoint. Nice discovery, but Wen's latest is still a bit better.
4.0* and an extensive review
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