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The Savage Land

1981 · 102 min

A grim, slowly burning tale of betrayal and vengeance that weighs heavily on the heart.

Directed by
Lingzi Qu
Genres
Drama
Overview
Hu escapes from prison after 8 years, only to find that his father was killed by the landlord and his fiancee Jin Zi was married to the landlord's son. The blind, widowed mother-in-law is a termagant. Hu plots his revenge.
How it feels
Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, betrayal, family, class
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lingzi Qu
Starring
Liu Xiaoqing, Yang Zaibao
Runtime
102 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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