Movie

Ash Is Purest White

2018 · 136 min

A slow, quietly devastating journey through time and loyalty, watching a woman's fierce love erode against a changing world.

Tagline: In a world in ruins, love and loyalty burn out, but never disappear.
Overview: Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, loyalty, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: betrayal
loyalty
isolation
love
redemption
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild