River of Salvation 一江春水 China, 2020, colour, 1.33:1, 108 mins. Director: Gao Qisheng 高启盛. Rating: 5/10. Well-played study of a 30-something woman in workaday central China doesn’t really fulfil its promise. STORY Shiyan city, northwest Hubei province, central China, the present day. He Yurong (Li Yanxi), 32, works at a small pedicurist business owned by … Continue reading Review: River of Salvation (2020) →
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