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Dearest

2014 · 128 min

A wrenching, slow-burning drama that immerses you in parental anguish and moral ambiguity, leaving a heavy, lingering sadness.

Directed by: Peter Chan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Hao Lei

Overview: A story centered around a divorced couple living in a southern Chinese city Shenzhen and dealing with the disappearance of their missing son.

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Directed by: Peter Chan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Hao Lei

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
parenthood
isolation
justice
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Peter Chan
Written by: Zhang Ji
Starring: Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Hao Lei, Tong Dawei, Zhang Yi, Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Guoqiang, Yu Ailei
Music: Leon Ko
Cinematography: Jeremy Zhou, Yang Zhenyu
Runtime: 128 min
Country: Hong Kong, China
Languages: Mandarin

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