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Plunder of Peach and Plum

1934 · 100 min

A sober, earnest social drama that wears its heartbreak and its ideals openly, moving slowly toward disillusionment.

Overview
The film tells the tragic story of two recent college graduates, Tao Jianping ("Tao" is a homophone for peach), and Li Lilian ("Li" is a homophone for plum). Married, the two hope to change society for the better, but are continuously challenged by the corruption and injustice of Chinese society.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • class
    • justice
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Yunwei Ying
    Written by
    Muzhi Yuan, Yunwei Ying
    Starring
    Muzhi Yuan, Bo'er Chen, Huaiqiu Tang, Boxun Zhou, He Bai, Diyuan Li, Shi Li
    Music
    Er Nie
    Cinematography
    Weiyun Wu
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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