Ordinary Hero 平凡英雄 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 96 mins. Director: Chen Guohui 陈国辉 [Tony Chan]. Rating: 4/10. Race-against-time medical drama is a melodramatic meld of weepie and heart-warmer, with little suspense. STORY Hotan prefecture, southwest Xinjiang province, northwest China, the present day, 30 April. During an accident with the tractor of his elder brother Abdu … Continue reading Review: Ordinary Hero (2022) →
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