Endless Journey 三大队 China, 2023, colour, 1.85:1, 132 mins. Director: Dai Mo 戴墨. Rating: 6/10. The best is in the first half in this performance-driven drama centred on the members of a vengeful detective squad. STORY Taiping city, Guangdong province, southern China, 21 Sep 2002. Police detective Cheng Bing (Zhang Yi) and his Third Squad … Continue reading Review: Endless Journey (2023) →
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