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A Touch of Sin

Tian zhu ding (A Touch of Sin) / Ciqing shidai

2013

Jia Zhangke

Jiang Wu, Vivien Li, Lanshan Luo, Wang Baoqiang ...

6.7

3,024

Drama An angry miner revolts against the corruption of his village leaders. A migrant worker at home for the New Year discovers the infinite possibilities a firearm can offer. A pretty receptionist at a sauna is pushed to the limit when a rich client assaults her. A young factory worker goes from job to job trying to improve his lot in life. Four people, four different provinces. A reflection on contemporary China: an economic giant slowly being eroded by violence. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Unquestionably Jia's most mainstream-friendly work, if also his most schematic and, blades aside, least penetrating"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Tonal inconsistency, lethargic pacing and a shortage of fresh insight dilute the storytelling efficacy of this quartet of loosely interconnected episodes involving ordinary people pushed over the edge"	NEG
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The horizon-stretching scenery, shimmeringly captured by cinematographer Yu Lik-Wai, will make you draw breath, in awe but also fear (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is a bitter, jagged, disaffected drama, pessimistic about China, pessimistic about the whole world (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A blistering fictionalized tale straight out of China, 'A Touch of Sin' is at once monumental and human scale."	POS

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