Secret 秘不可言 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 90 mins. Director: Cao Yong 曹涌 [Cao Yong 曹勇]. Rating: 5/10. Intriguing, well-mounted psychodrama-cum-mystery starts well but becomes scarcely credible later on. STORY Qindao, 15 Dec 2015. To celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary with a dinner, businessman Xiang Ze (Zhang Zhiyao) arrives at an old house in the countryside … Continue reading Review: Secret (2021) →
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