Movie

Black Snow

1990 · 107 min

A slow, somber descent into a man's struggle against a past that refuses to let go, with a handheld camera that feels like a quiet observer.

Overview: A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, crime, redemption, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
crime
redemption
class
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild