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Purple Sunset

2001 · 107 min

A tense, earnest survival trek through war-torn wilderness, heavy with mistrust and trauma, slowly yielding to fragile connection.

Directed by
Feng Xiaoning
Genres
Drama, War
Overview
A Soviet Russian lady officer, a Chinese peasant and a Japanese schoolgirl must walk their way out of a forest toward the end of World War II, despite their mutual distrust of one another.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, war, betrayal, trauma
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Feng Xiaoning
Genres
Drama, War
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Feng Xiaoning
Written by
Feng Xiaoning
Starring
Fu Dalong, Chie Maeda, Anna Dzenilalova, 王学伟
Runtime
107 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese, Russian

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