Tian Zhu Ding (2013)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 133 minuten
Alternative titles: A Touch of Sin / 天注定
Country:
China / Japan / France
Directed by: Jia Zhang-ke
Stars: Wu Jiang, Meng Li and Baoqiang Wang
IMDb score:
7,1 (13.871)
Releasedate: 4 October 2013
Tian Zhu Ding plot
An angry miner rebels against the corruption of his village's leaders. An emigrant worker who is home for New Years discovers the infinite possibilities a firearm can offer. A pretty receptionist at a sauna is pushed to the limit when a wealthy client attacks her. A young factory worker moves from job to job to improve his life. Four people from four different provinces give a reflection of today's China, the economic giant that is slowly sinking into violence.
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
In four different stories, director Jia confronts you with the shortcomings of contemporary China. I'm not familiar enough with this issue to appreciate the film. With the exception of the hideous scene with the horse, it all did very little for me. A violent, but not a great film in my opinion.
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mrklm
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- 11659 messages
- 10059 votes
Zhanke Jia delivers a strong social critique of his native China with four loosely connected stories about people who, for various reasons, are frustrated by the gap between rich and poor and the ways in which those in power try to keep them down. Each storyline ends with a shocking act of desperation, but Jia shows a keen insight into the balance of power in China and thanks to the excellent protagonists, this has become a compelling, at times shocking satirical crime drama.
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Robi
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- 2538 messages
- 2531 votes
I did not read the plot of the movie beforehand. At first I thought I could still follow the film. But gradually the main character changed and I no longer understood what the connection was between the people and whether I had seen the person before in the film or whether he was new. The Chinese all look alike. But I did discover a similarity in the film and that is the indictment of the "new" China. The gap between rich and poor and the powerlessness of those at the bottom. And how each of them tries to solve it in their own way. Not really cheerful. There is also a circle in the film. At the end you are back where you started. And so gradually I came to like the film better than I initially thought I liked it. I think I finally understood the movie. And that is also confirmed when I read the plot now. I wonder if I see the film again later, if I still remember it and if I will appreciate it even more. Because the film certainly has something.
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