Fireflies in the Sun 误杀II China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 118 mins. Director: Dai Mo 戴墨. Rating: 6/10. Twist-laden hospital hostage drama is solidly entertaining without ever reinventing the genre. STORY Sinhbang city, somewhere in Southeast Asia, the present day. After diverting security guards with a fire in a wastebin, Lin Rilang (Xiao Yang) enters the … Continue reading Review: Fireflies in the Sun (2021) →
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