The Oldtown Girls 兔子暴力 China, 2020, colour, 16:9, 105 mins. Director: Shen Yu 申瑜. Rating: 6/10. Affectingly played daughter-mother drama is weakened by its flashback structure and contrived crime elements. STORY A mining town in southern Sichuan province, southwest China, late Sep 2018. Two teenage schoolgirls, Shui Qing (Li Gengxi) and Ma Yueyue (Zhou Ziyue), … Continue reading Review: The Oldtown Girls (2020) →
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