Article 20 第二十条 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 139 mins. Director: Zhang Yimou 张艺谋. Rating: 6/10. Comedy-drama, set among a city’s public prosecutors, is entertaining enough due to its high-profile cast, but is also over-long and bumpily constructed. STORY Yong’en city, somewhere in northern China, the present day. A group of angry lorry drivers from Kang … Continue reading Review: Article 20 (2024) →
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