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Voyage in the Misty Night

1958 · 87 min

A slow, fog-choked voyage where quiet dread builds as an unseen shore draws closer.

Directed by
Shi Hui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Xuepeng Fan, Guilin Wang, Jin Naihua
Overview
The passenger ship Haiyan, with more than a thousand people aboard, sails through a thick fog at night. Despite having the knowledge that there are reefs nearby, the captain refuses to stop or slow down.

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Directed by
Shi Hui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Xuepeng Fan, Guilin Wang, Jin Naihua
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • fate
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Shi Hui
    Written by
    Shi Hui
    Starring
    Xuepeng Fan, Guilin Wang, Jin Naihua, Zhang Hongmei, Zhang Yan, Qi Heng, Niu Tie, Wei Yuping
    Cinematography
    Shen Xilin
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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