Free and Easy 轻松+愉快 China, 2016, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Geng Jun 耿军. Rating: 4/10. Phlegmatic black comedy set in bleak northeast China gradually runs out of both steam and originality. STORY A desolate, semi-abandoned town in northeast China, the present day, winter. A man (Xu Gang) walks around the deserted backstreets banging a … Continue reading Review: Free and Easy (2016) →
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