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The Armour of Sorrow

2023 · 85 min

A slow-burning psychological drama where grief and obsession simmer beneath polite facades, keeping you uneasy and guessing until the end.

Directed by
Chen Jing
Starring
Chen Meixing, Qin Kun, Yu Aichen
Overview
Shen Nan's wife Fang Ziyu disappeared while travelling. Luo Wei, in order to find her cousin Fang Ziyu, and Anya, in order to pursue Shen Nan, come to Shen Nan's side at the same time, and start an open and secret battle around Shen Nan.

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Directed by
Chen Jing
Starring
Chen Meixing, Qin Kun, Yu Aichen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • deception
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Chen Jing
Starring
Chen Meixing, Qin Kun, Yu Aichen, Zhang Dehui, Sun Yizhen, Zhao Weifeng
Runtime
85 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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