Parallel Forest 平行森林 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 101 mins. Director: Zheng Lei 郑雷. Rating: 4/10. Good-looking, ambitious mystery-thriller is let down by a script that’s not up to the job. STORY East Lake Scenic Area, Jiayin county, Heilongjiang province, northeast China, near the Russian border, autumn. Bai Ling (Zhao Xiaodong) and his wife Du Yan … Continue reading Review: Parallel Forest (2021) →
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