Reversed Destiny 沙漏 China, 2024, colour, 1.85:1, 109 mins. Director: Wen Jing 温婧. Rating: 7/10. Good-looking, well-played story of two high-school BFFs would have been even better with a more structured screenplay. STORY Fujian province, eastern China, autumn 2023. At the Rongcheng Nanshan crematorium Mi Sha (Lang Yueting) meets the husband (Zhou Yiwei) of her … Continue reading Review: Reversed Destiny (2024) →
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