Film2023101 min

Only the River Flows

Name: Only the River Flows
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2023
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Zhu Yilong, Zeng Meihuizi, Hou Tianlai, Tong Linkai, Zeng Qi

Taste attributes: dramacrimethrillermysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA smart, inventive crime thriller: serious and unsavoury. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

1990s, Banpo Town, rural China. A woman's body is found by the river. Ma Zhe, Chief of the Criminal Police, heads up the murder investigation that leads to an obvious arrest. His superiors hurry to congratulate him, but several clues push Ma Zhe to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of his fellow citizens.

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