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Talent Jia Zhangke

Woman in orange dress and jacket, performing on stage with colourful lighting.
Review

Ash is Purest White

by Trevor Johnston

Jia Zhangke com­bines gang­ster pic and social cri­tique to thrilling effect with help from his reg­u­lar part­ner in crime Zhao Tao.

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In Retrospect
Two people standing in an alley, one wearing a red coat and the other a blue jacket.
Review

Mountains May Depart

by David Jenkins

Jia Zhangke’s ambi­tious, mul­ti-strand­ed roman­tic epic fea­tures a stun­ning cen­tral turn from Zhao Tao.

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In Retrospect
A man rides a motorcycle piled high with crates of tomatoes in front of a fiery explosion in the background.
Review

A Touch of Sin

by D'Arcy Doran

Vio­lence as a way of life in Jia Zhangke’s sear­ing state-of-the-nation address.

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In Retrospect