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A Woman, a She-Wolf

1986 · 81 min

A grim, unrelenting descent into exploitation, leaving you with a heavy sense of despair.

Overview
After getting duped time and time again, a woman comes to believe her only chance for survival is to turn some tricks on her own. But as luck would have it, she falls prey to yet another vicious being.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • exploration
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pang Tai-Wai, Yang Che
Written by
Yang Che, Lu Chi-Shang
Starring
Cheng Lin, Lan Yi-Feng, Chow Tai-Cheung, Li Chien-Ping, Henry Luk Yat-Lung, Liu Shang-Chien, Wang Pao-yu, Yu Tien-Lung
Cinematography
Tsai Chang-hsing
Runtime
81 min
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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