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River of Wine

2011 · 1 season

A slow-burning family saga of loyalty and betrayal, steeped in period detail and quiet emotional weight.

Created by
Wong Wai-Sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bowie Lam Bo-yee, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Linda Chung Ka-Yan
In short
Hong Kong TV series or program

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Created by
Wong Wai-Sing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bowie Lam Bo-yee, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Linda Chung Ka-Yan
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • class
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Wong Wai-Sing
Starring
Bowie Lam Bo-yee, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Linda Chung Ka-Yan, Nancy Sit Ka-Yin, Ngo Ka-Nin, Kwan Ching
Length
1 seasons, 25 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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