Mr. Zheng 叫我郑先生 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 100 mins. Director: Zou Dequan 邹德全. Rating: 4/10. Semi-road movie about two grieving souls is nicely shot and played but very inconsequential and never involving. STORY Qingdao city, northern China, the present day. Old Zheng (Tumen), widowed since 2016, visits his wife’s grave and tells her he’ll soon … Continue reading Review: Mr. Zheng (2022) →
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