Movie

The Post-Truth World

2022 · 120 min

A knotty crime thriller that keeps shifting under you, tense but anchored by a burned-out journalist's quest.

Overview: A has-been newscaster Liu Li-min is taken hostage by an escaped inmate Zhang Zheng-yi, who pleads his innocence. To Liu's astonishment, Zhang claims that he was smeared by Liu's departed wife. Thus, Liu teams up with Zhang and reinvestigates Zhang's murder case to help his beloved be cleared of blame. However, the more they get to the bottom of the case, the further the truth is beyond their reach.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Media, deception, justice, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: media
deception
justice
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none