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Red Dragonflies

2011 · 96 min

A quiet, drifting memory piece that lingers on abandoned places and half-remembered friendships, asking patience as it unfolds.

Directed by
Liao Jiekai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ng Xuan Ming, Jason Hui, Thow Xin Wei
Overview
Rachel and her two friends explore an abandoned railway track that runs through a dense forest, but an unforeseen incident brings their little adventure to an abrupt end. Elsewhere, 26-year-old Rachel rekindles an old friendship with a high school friend. When a little boy from her past reappears, Rachel finds herself retracing a trail of iron and wood. Wistful and mysterious, the film depicts a world littered with incongruity, absences and traces of childhood dreams.

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Directed by
Liao Jiekai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ng Xuan Ming, Jason Hui, Thow Xin Wei
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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