Wolf Hiding 怒潮 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 105 mins. Director: Ma Yuke 马浴柯. Rating: 7/10. A hard-driven, stygian tale of gangsterly ambition, deceit and murder is a striking directorial debut by Mainland actor Ma Yuke. STORY An island in the Pacific Ocean, Duan city, Nov 2015. A fresh batch of trafficked women, both Asian and … Continue reading Review: Wolf Hiding (2023) →
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