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Cry Me a Sad River

2018 · 104 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into adolescent cruelty that leaves you aching for its wounded heroine long after it ends.

Directed by
Luo Luo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhao Yingbo, Ren Min, Xin Yunlai
Overview
Qi Ming is a handsome boy and he is also a top student at school, but Yi Yao is a so-called bitch on everyone’s lips. Qi and Yi grew up together and they have been maintaining a good relationship. However, everything is interrupted and changed by Tang Xiaomi. Rumors have become a sharp weapon to destroy people. Yi Yao's life falls into darkness, and she suffers all kinds of cruel bullying at school.

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Directed by
Luo Luo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhao Yingbo, Ren Min, Xin Yunlai
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • trauma
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luo Luo
Written by
Luo Luo
Starring
Zhao Yingbo, Ren Min, Xin Yunlai, Zhang Ruonan, Zhu Danni, Li Dong
Music
Yutaka Yamada
Runtime
104 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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