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Xiang si nü zi ke dian

1985 · 100 min

A quiet, grounded workplace drama that finds small human stakes in the everyday friction of running a remote inn.

Directed by
Dong Kena
Genres
Drama
Starring
Liu Yu, Wu Dan, Chao Zhang
Overview
A remote mountain inn has disordered management and bad service. A new manager is appointed to reform the management and improve service.

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Directed by
Dong Kena
Genres
Drama
Starring
Liu Yu, Wu Dan, Chao Zhang
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • work
  • class
  • power
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Dong Kena
Written by
Ye Dan
Starring
Liu Yu, Wu Dan, Chao Zhang, Zhang Xiaolei, Zhong Xinghuo
Runtime
100 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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