Movie

Shanghai Panic

2002 · 87 min

A slow, talky drift through restless young lives, heavy with cigarette smoke and unspoken longing, more mood than story.

Overview: A glimpse into the lives of 4 Shanghai teenagers.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, love, addiction
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
love
addiction
friendship
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild