Never Stop 超越 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 96 mins. Director: Han Bowen 韩博文. Rating: 6/10. Mainland actor Zheng Kai is impressive as a onetime sports star, though the film as a whole is flawed. STORY Linghai city, Guangdong province, coastal southern China, 2019. Ten years ago, at the age of 19, Hao Chaoyue (Zheng Kai) … Continue reading Review: Never Stop (2021) →
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