YOLO 热辣滚烫 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 128 mins. Director: Jia Ling 贾玲. Rating: 7/10. Mainland comedienne Jia Ling’s second feature as writer-director-star hits the bell again, if not quite the equal of her first, Hi, Mom. STORY A city in southern China, Sep 2022. Massively overweight and not interested in anything, Du Leying (Jia Ling), … Continue reading Review: YOLO (2024) →
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