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Lord Of East China Sea

1993 · 141 min

A sweeping, patient rise-and-fall chronicle that feels weighty and lived-in, carrying you through decades of ambition and consequence.

Overview: The story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruitseller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, ambition, crime, class
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: power
ambition
crime
class
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild