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Cities of Last Things

2018 · 107 min

A cold, fractured descent through one man's ruin, told backwards so each revelation lands like a wound.

Overview: Three key events during three different time periods, in three seasons, and on three nights culminate to change the life of Zhang Dong Ling.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, trauma, grief, isolation
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
trauma
grief
isolation
revenge
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Genres: drama, science fiction, crime
Directed by: Ho Wi-ding
Written by: Ho Wi-ding
Starring: Lee Hong-Chi, Jack Kao, Louise Grinberg, Ding Ning, Huang Lu, Vickey Liu, Chang Kuo-chu, Shih Chin-hang
Cinematography: Jean-Louis Vialard
Runtime: 107 min
Country: China, France, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America
Languages: Thai, Mandarin