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Girl on Edge

2025 · 105 min

A slow, suffocating build of pressure and envy, where every smile on the ice hides a quiet, escalating desperation.

Directed by: Jinghao Zhou
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Zhang Zifeng, Ma Yili, Ding Xiangyuan

Overview: Figure skater Jiang struggles to salvage her career under the ruthless eye of her mother and coach, Wang. At the rink, she finds a kindred spirit in Zhong. But when Wang begins to train Zhong, tension builds and Jiang’s ambition spirals into destructive obsession.

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Directed by: Jinghao Zhou
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: Zhang Zifeng, Ma Yili, Ding Xiangyuan

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
ambition
family
identity
betrayal
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, mystery
Directed by: Jinghao Zhou
Written by: Jinghao Zhou
Starring: Zhang Zifeng, Ma Yili, Ding Xiangyuan, Li Xiaoqian, Yu Zhile, Eva Du
Music: Björn Shen
Cinematography: Yu Jing-pin
Runtime: 105 min
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin

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