1990s small town China. A woman’s body
washes up in the local river. The chief of police, Ma Zhe, is tasked
with heading up the investigation.
An obvious perp leads to a hasty
arrest, though the mystery lingers in Ma Zhe’s mind. What kind of
darkness is truly at play here?
Director Wei Shujun’s murky throwback
film noir, gritty, textured film grain captures the pulpy proceedings.
Torrents of rain envelop the characters as they descend into madness in
pursuit of the truth.
Equal parts atmospheric tour-de-force and
beguiling puzzler, Only the River Flows is a masterfully styled ode to a
bygone cinematic era and a sharp-edged portrait of provincial paranoia.
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