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Sentinel Under the Neon Lights

1964 · 115 min

A solemn, slow-burning moral drama that watches its characters wrestle quietly with temptation and duty.

Overview
Soldiers act as sentinels in the city center after the liberation of Shanghai and they are facing all kinds of temptations.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • power
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Xin Ge, Wang Ping
Written by
Ximeng Shen, Mo Yan
Starring
Liao Youliang, Hongsheng Liu, Tao Yuling, Xu Linge, Yuan Yue, Qiuming Ha, Yu Fei, Han Tao
Runtime
115 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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