Life Hotel 来福大酒店 China, 2024, colour, 1.85:1, 118 mins. Director: Liu Bowen 刘博文. Rating: 7/10. A strong, characterful cast, led by Huang Xuan and Liu Yan, make this a richly-layered light drama centred on a private nursing home threatened with demolition. STORY Liao’an city, somewhere in China, May 2018. After serving 10 years for grievous … Continue reading Review: Life Hotel (2024) →
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